The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 1.705 billion shares valued at N18.874 billion traded in 19,203 deals.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday in Lagos by the Exchange showed that the ICT industry followed with 286.657 million shares worth N6.346 billion in 2,603 deals, while third place was the Oil and Gas Industry, with a turnover of 209.404 million shares worth N10.827 billion in 5,803 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 2.729 billion shares worth N49.845 billion in 43,298 deals was traded this week by investors in contrast to a total of 3.893 billion shares valued at N87.749 billion that exchanged hands last week in 43,868 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely Coronation Insurance Plc, E-Tranzact International Plc, and FCMB Group Plc accounted for 865.665 million shares worth N3.629 billion in 1,149 deals, contributing 31.72% and 7.28% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
According to the report, a total of 167,935 units valued at N6.493 million were traded this week in 78 deals compared with a total of 19,430 units valued at N6.342 million transacted last week in 56 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 33,533 units valued at N37.268 million were traded this week in 25 deals compared with a total of 30,281 units valued at N30.936 million transacted last week in 19 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 1.19% to close the week at 99,378.06 and N60.242 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX 30, NGX Pension, NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX MERI Value, and NGX Industrial Goods which depreciated by 0.09%, 0.07%, 0.71%, 0.86% and 0.60% respectively while the NGX ASeM and NGX Sovereign Bond indices closed flat. ($1=N1540)
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