Zenith Bank leads Nigerian Exchange trading value

Zenith Bank Plc recorded the highest transaction value on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) during recent trading, with a turnover of N2.59 billion. This amount represented approximately 10 percent of the total N25.88 billion traded across the equities market during the session.

The banking sector dominated market activity, with Zenith Bank, GTCO, United Bank for Africa (UBA), and FCMB collectively accounting for 115.33 million shares worth approximately N7.01 billion. While Zenith Bank led in value, UBA recorded the highest trading volume with 48.14 million shares.

In a separate financial development, Zenith Bank proposed an interim dividend of 1.50 NGN per share. This proposal comes despite a reported 19.06 percent decrease in profit after tax to 430.762 billion NGN for the first half of 2026, though pre-tax profit saw a slight increase of 1.91 percent to 637.603 billion NGN.