The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 1.909 billion shares valued at N37.834 billion traded in 56,026 deals.
The weekly report on transactions released on Friday in Lagos showed that the ICT Industry followed with 184.870 million shares worth N6.189 billion in 12,893 deals and third place was the Services Industry, with a turnover of 176.506 million shares worth N813.252 million in 6,011 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 2.735 billion shares worth N85.197 billion in 127,284 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 3.188 billion shares valued at N99.685 billion that exchanged hands last week in 132,711 deals.
Trading in the top three equities, namely Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc (measured by volume), accounted for 875.822 million shares worth N16.417 billion in 11,389 deals, contributing 32.02% and 19.27% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively. ETP
According to the report, a total of 107,552 units valued at N15.023 million were traded this week in 261 deals compared with a total of 186,061 units valued at N20.616 million transacted last week in 369 deals
In the Bonds section, a total of 44,730 units valued at N46.727 million were traded this week in 41 deals compared with a total of 24,228 units valued at N22.236 million transacted last week in 34 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 0.92% to close the week at 141,845.35 and N89.744 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX CG, NGX Premium, NGX Banking, NGX Pension, NGX Insurance, NGX-AFR Bank Value, NGX AFR Div Yield, NGX MERI Growth, and NGX MERI Value which depreciated by 1.04, 1.14, 2.57, 0.15,4.67 , 3.66, 1.74, 0.80 and 3.73 respectively while the NGX AseM index closed flat. ($1=N1489)
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