The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart on the floor of Nigerian exchange with 1.983 billion shares valued at ₦126.627 billion traded in 84,899 deals.
According to the report of weekly trading on the exchange released on Friday in Lagos, the Consumer Goods Industry followed with 245.568 million shares worth ₦15.852 billion in 21,445 deals, while the third place was the Agriculture Industry, with a turnover of 160.610 million shares worth ₦3.283 billion in 5,511 deals.
A total turnover of 2.829 billion shares worth ₦208.407 billion in 192,158 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 7.619 billion shares valued at ₦637.826 billion that exchanged hands last week in 192,138 deals.
Trading in the top three equities, namely First Holdco Plc, Access Holdings Plc and Honeywell Flour Mill Plc, accounted for 992.859 million shares worth ₦71.044 billion in 20,512 deals, contributing 35.10% and 34.09% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
A total of 1.458 million units valued at ₦381.820 million were traded this week in 4,085 deals compared with a total of 1.346 million units valued at ₦512.142 million, transacted last week in 4,472 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 21.993 million units valued at ₦20.601 billion were traded this week in 48 deals compared with a total of 2.294 million units valued at ₦2.195 billion transacted last week in 56 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 2.13% to close the week at 248,877.22 and ₦161.594 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Growth index which appreciated by 1.33% while NGX Sovereign Bond Index closed flat. ($1=N1347)
GIK/APA