The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 1.273 billion shares valued at N31.077 billion traded in 23,066 deals.
The weekly report of the Nigerian Exchange released on Friday in Lagos showed that the Conglomerates Industry followed with 123.237 million shares worth N1.772 billion in 3,205 deals, while the third place was the Consumer Goods Industry, with a turnover of 104.854 million shares worth N5.292 billion in 6,166 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 1.735 billion shares worth N48.755 billion in 45,237 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.773 billion shares valued at N52.867 billion that exchanged hands last week in 44,713 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely United Bank for Africa Plc, FBN Holdings Plc and Access Holdings Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 564.882 million shares worth N16.990 billion in 8,493 deals, contributing 32.56% and 34.85% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
According to the report, a total of 10.560 million units valued at N131.549 million were traded this week in 184 deals compared with a total of 19,403 units valued at N8.143 million transacted last week in 79 deals.
On the Bonds section, a total of 68,735 units valued at N71.382 million were traded this week in 20 deals compared with a total of 229,700 units valued at N241.474 million transacted last week in 31 deals. S/N Security Deals
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.42% to close the week at 104,647.37 and N59.169 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Main Board, NGX CG, NGX Banking, NGX Pension, NGX Insurance, NGX ASeM, NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX MERI Growth, NGX Oil and Gas and NGX Industrial Goods which appreciated by 0.68%, 0.43%, 4.19%, 0.13%, 8.92%, 21.81%, 3.93%, 4.13%, 0.30%, and 0.57% respectively while the NGX Sovereign Bond index closed flat. ($1=N1448)
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Financial Services Industry dominates trading at Nigerian bourse
