As audited accounts start to trickle in, companies will propose dividend payments to their shareholders as recommended by their respective boards of directors. It is also important to track these announcements to know who is eligible to collect the dividend, when it will be approved and when it will be paid. Dividend payment also affects share prices.

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Legend

Date Announced – The date the company announced dividends evidenced by a corporate action published on the website of the NSE.

Qualification date – Shareholders who own shares as of this date will receive dividends. If you buy shares and want to receive dividends make sure it is at least three days before this date. Shares get transferred to you on the basis of the T+3 rule (the date you bought plus 3 working days).

Payment date – This is when the dividend will be paid to you, either via post (dividend warrants) or direct credit to your bank accounts (e-dividend).

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Closure of Register – Only shareholders who own shares listed in their register before this date will be paid dividends.

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2020 Dividends from companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange

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The Nigerian Stock Market closed on a positive note today, as the All Share Index gained by +0.38% to close at 25,236.97 basis points as against +1.04% appreciation recorded yesterday.

Its Year-to-Date (YTD) returns currently stands at -5.98%. The Nigerian Stock Exchange’s market capitalization presently stands at N13,165 trillion. Investors gained N49.88 billion today.

Market turnover closed positive as volume moved up by +25.97% as against -0.84% downtick recorded in the previous session. GUARANTY, ACCESS and ZENITHBANK were the most active to boost market turnover. ZENITHBANK and GUARANTY topped market value list

Market breadth closed negative as MANSARD led 15 Gainers, as against 18 Losers topped by IKEJAHOTEL.

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Top gainers

• UNILEVER up 8.33% to close at N13
• NB up 5.88% to close at N36
• STANBIC up 2.42% to close at N33.8
• FLOURMILL up 2.32% to close at N19.85
• MTNN up 0.84% to close at N119.5

Top losers

• IKEJAHOTEL down 9.90% to close at N0.91
• CHAMPION down 8.97% to close at N0.71
• UNITYBNK down 8.47% to close at N0.54
• NEIMETH down 5.00% to close at N1.9
• BUACEMENT down 0.26% to close at N38.6

Outlook

The Nigerian bourse ended on a positive note on Thursday, in spite of relatively thin market liquidity. Nairametrics envisages cautious buying due to security challenges in major economic hubs around the northern part of Nigeria.

Nigerian Stock market ended Wednesday’s trading session on an impressive note.

The All Share Index gained 1.04% to close at 25,141.48 basis points as against -0.58% depreciation recorded previously. Its Year-to-Date (YTD) returns currently stands at -6.34%. Investors gained N134.5 billion.

Trading turnover, however, closed negative as volume moved plunged by -0.84% as against +17.84% gain recorded on Tuesday. GUARANTY, ACCESS, and ZENITHBANK were the most active to boost market turnover.

Market breadth closed positive as SEPLAT led 18 Gainers as against 10 Losers topped by CHAMPION at the end of today’s session – an improved performance when compared with the previous outlook.

AIRTELAFRI leads the list of active stocks that recorded an impressive volume spike at the end of today’s session.

Top gainers

• SEPLAT up 10.00% to close at N385
• AIRTELAFRI up 9.20% to close at N380
• PRESCO up 7.29% to close at N51.5
• GUINNESS up 6.21% to close at N15.4
• OKOMUOIL up 3.90% to close at N80

Top losers

• CHAMPION down 9.30% to close at N0.78
• ACCESS down 2.29% to close at N6.4
• BUACEMENT down 0.64% to close at N38.7
• ETI down 1.20%to close at N4.1
• ZENITHBANK down 0.59% to close at N16.75

Outlook

Nigerian bourse rallied up on Wednesday as blue-chip stocks that include GUINNESS, AIRTELAFRI, turned the All-Share index green, coupled with soaring crude oil prices triggered oil stocks like SEPLAT to appreciate in value. Nairametrics envisages you seek the advise of a certified financial advisor on buying stocks.