The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Excchange with 2.260 billion shares valued at N52.190 billion traded in 33,724 deals.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday in Lagos showed that the Consumer Goods industry followed with 141.684 million shares worth N4.018 billion exchanged in 7,218 deals, while the Third place was the Industrial Goods Industry, with a turnover of 104.862 million shares worth N3.300 billion in 3,995 deals.
The report said that a total turnover of 3.051 billion shares worth N98.350 billion in 72,535 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 3.245 billion shares valued at N69.198 billion that exchanged hands last week in 77,270 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely Access Holdings Plc, FBN Holdings Plc and Zenith Bank Plc, accounted for 1.176 billion shares worth N38.469 billion in 9,506 deals, contributing 38.56% and 39.11% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
According to the report, a total of 53,950 units valued at N5.104 million were traded this week in 58 deals compared with a total of 204,935 units valued at N8.051 million transacted last week in 121 deals
In the Bonds section, a total of 37,219 units valued at N28.751 million were traded this week in 42 deals compared with a total of 377,375 units valued at N401.924 million transacted last week in 44 deals. S/N Security D
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 1.38% and 1.37% to close the week at 105,933.03 and N65.592 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX Consumer Goods and NGX Growth which depreciated by 0.60% and 4.74% respectively, while the NGX ASeM and NGX Sovereign Bond indices closed flat.
($1=N1502)
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