The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart on the floor of the Nigerian exchange this week with 1.430 billion shares valued at N23.659 billion traded in 22,745 deals.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday in Lagos showed that the Oil and Gas Industry followed with 703.389 million shares worth N7.323 billion in 6,207 deals, while the third place was the Healthcare Industry, with a turnover of 411.489 million shares worth N2.896 billion in 827 deals.
According to the report, a total turnover of 3.318 billion shares worth N45.911 billion in 49,243 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.860 billion shares valued at N38.445 billion that exchanged hands last week in 40,228 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely Japaul Gold & Ventures Plc, Mecure Industries Plc and Fidelity Bank Plc accounted for 1.363 billion shares worth N9.472billion in 4,050 deals, contributing 41.06% and 20.63% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
A total of 92,630 units valued at N42.253 million were traded this week in 135 deals compared with a total of 146,162 units valued at N14.736 million transacted last week in 151 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 268,099 units valued at N269.487 million were traded this week in 32 deals compared with a total of 172,639 units valued at N163.409 million transacted last week in 24 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 0.21% to close the week at 98,458.68 and N56.578 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX Consumer Goods, NGX Lotus II, NGX Industrial Goods and NGX Growth which depreciated 0.15%, 3.31%, 0.04%, and 0.26% respectively while the NGX ASeM and NGX Sovereign Bond indices closed flat. ($1=N1585)
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