The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 2.709 billion shares valued at N51.027 billion traded in 20,017 deals.
The weekly report of trading released on Friday in Lagos by the Exchange showed that the Consumer Goods industry followed with 403.658 million shares worth N3.844 billion in 4,239 deals, while the third place was the Industrial Goods Industry, with a turnover of 198.360 million shares worth N10.328 billion in 4,606 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 3.893 billion shares worth N87.749 billion in 43,868 deals was traded this week by investors in contrast to a total of 3.194 billion shares valued at N54.850 billion that exchanged hands last week in 45,112 deals.
According to the report, trading in the top three equities namely FBN Holdings Plc, Wema Bank Plc and Fidelity Bank Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 1.625 billion shares worth N28.982 billion in 3,226 deals, contributing 41.74% and 33.03% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
A total of 19,430 units valued at N6.342 million were traded this week in 56 deals compared with a total of 20,749 units valued at N5.281 million transacted last week in 85 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 30,281 units valued at N30.936 million were traded this week in 19 deals compared with a total of 189,346 units valued at N187.047 million transacted last week in 28 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 0.72% to close the week at 98,210.75 and N59.534 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX Main Board, NGX Growth and NGX Sovereign Bond which depreciated by 0.39%, 0.15%, and 0.06% respectively while the NGX ASeM index closed flat. ($1=N1608)
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