TUE, 05 JULY, 2022-theGBJournal| Bearish sentiments drove the domestic bourse today as the NGX All-Share Index closed 0.40% lower to 51,586.5 points – the lowest point since 22 June, marking its second successive session decline. Selloffs in BUAFOODS (-6.36%), ZENITHBANK (-2.04%) and FBNH (-5.63%) underpinned the market’s weak performance. Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return fell to 20.76%, while the market capitalization shed N110.49bn to close at N27.81trn.
Analysis of today’s market activities showed trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session, with the value of transactions declining by 8.95%. A total of 234.61m units of shares valued at N2.57bn were exchanged in 4,646 deals. CAP (-6.34%) led the volume chart with 29.32m units traded, while GTCO (+0.00%) led the value chart in deals worth N592.44m.
Market breadth closed positive at a 1.44-to-1 ratio with advancing issues outnumbering declining ones. REDSTAREX (+10.00%) topped twenty-two (22) others on the gainer’s log while INTBREW (-9.52%) led fifteen (15) others on the laggard’s table.
Dividend Information for 2022
| Company | Dividend (Bonus) | Closure Date | Payment Date |
| BUAFOODS | N3.50 | 14-Jul-22 | 4-Aug-22 |
| AIRTELAFRI | $0.03 (final) | 23-Jun-22 | 22-Jul-22 |
| BUACEMENT | N2.60 | 15-Jul-22 | 21-Jul-22 |
| FBNH | N0.35 | 14-Jun-22 | 21-Jun-22 |
| NESTLE | N25.50 | 3-Jun-22 | 30-Jun-22 |
| TOTAL | N18.20 (final) | 29-Apr-22 | 17-Jun-22 |
| DANGSUGAR | N1.00 | 2-Jun-22 | 15-Jun-22 |
| DANGCEM | N20.00 | 31-May-22 | 15-Jun-22 |
| SEPLAT | $0.025 (final) | 6-May-22 | 25-May-22 |
| ACCESSCORP | N0.70 (final) | 20-Apr-22 | 28-Apr-22 |
| MTNN | N8.57(final) | 7-Apr-22 | 28-Apr-22 |
| STANBIC | N2.00 | 13-Apr-22 | 27-Apr-22 |
| NB | N1.20 (final) | 16-Mar-22 | 22-Apr-22 |
| WAPCO | N1.00 (final) | 8-Apr-22 | 21-Apr-22 |
| GTCO | N2.70 (final) | 24-Mar-22 | 8-Apr-22 |
| UBA | N0.80 (final) | 21-Mar-22 | 7-Apr-22 |
| ZENITHBANK | N2.80 (final) | 28-Mar-22 | 6-Apr-22 |
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