The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 1.377 billion shares valued at N25.652 billion traded in 20,132 deals.
The weekly report of transactions released by the Exchange on Friday in Lagos showed that the Oil and Gas Industry followed with 276.729 million shares worth N6.026billion in 6,848 deals, while the third place was the Services Industry, with a turnover of 101.217 million shares worth N682.062 million in 2,475 deals.
According to the report, a total turnover of 2.033 billion shares worth N42.155 billion in 45,157 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 2.679 billion shares valued at N49.017 billion that exchanged hands last week in 47,451 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely Guaranty Trust Holdings Company Plc, Veritas Kapital Assurance Plc and Japaul Gold & Ventures Plc accounted for 674.233 million shares worth N16,055 billion in 3,977 deals, contributing 33.16% and 38.08% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
It added that a total of 149,795 units valued at N7.995 million were traded this week in 139 deals compared with a total of 20,375 units valued at N5.912 million transacted last week in 148 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 36,534 units valued at N36.434 million were traded this week in 29 deals compared with a total of 184,955 units valued at N187.759 million transacted last week in 40 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 1.51% to close the week at 97,100.31 and N55.132 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Insurance, NGX Consumer Goods, NGX Oil & Gas, NGX Lotus II and NGX Growth which appreciated by 0.79%, 0.37%, 5.25%, 0.42%, and 6.14% respectively, while the NGX ASeM index closed flat. ($1=N1585)
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