The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 1.371 billion shares valued at N22.274 billion traded in 26,114 deals.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday in Lagos by the Exchange showed that the Consumer Goods industry followed with 253.536 million shares worth N15.244 billion in 8,869 deals, while the third place was the Services Industry, with a turnover of 193.424 million shares worth N931.795 million in 4,716 deals.
According to the report, a total turnover of 2.252 billion shares worth N58.831 billion in 63,657 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 4.698 billion shares valued at N85.043 billion that exchanged hands last week in 72,562 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely Universal Insurance Plc, Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc and AIICO Insurance Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 468.315 million shares worth N9.007 billion in 3,568 deals, contributing 20.79% and 15.31% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
A total of 163,360 units valued at N15.866 million were traded this week in 80 deals compared with a total of 27,861 units valued at N8.963 million transacted last week in 117 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 164,521 units valued at N160.490 million were traded this week in 52 deals compared with a total of 128,518 units valued at N118.161 million transacted last week in 51 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 2.94% and 2.26% to close the week at 102,353.68 and N62.851 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX MERI Value, NGX Consumer Goods, NGX Growth and NGX Sovereign Bond which appreciated by 0.70%, 1.33%, 0.15%, and 0.04% respectively while the NGX ASeM closed flat. ($1=N1548)
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