The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 2.302 billion shares valued at N25.014 billion traded in 27,625 deals.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday in Lagos by the Nigerian Exchange showed that the Consumer Goods industry followed with 421.846 million shares worth N3.796 billion in 6,149 deals, while the Third place was the Services Industry, with a turnover of 228.075 million shares worth N800.274 million in 4,741 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 3.281 billion shares worth N63.517 billion in 60,782 deals was traded this week by investors in contrast to a total of 1.818 billion shares valued at N47.226 billion that exchanged hands last week in 64,222 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Champion Breweries Plc and Jaiz Bank Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 1.621 billion shares worth N3.244 billion in 1,528 deals, contributing 49.42% and 5.11% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
According to the report, a total of 70,218 units valued at N4.016 million were traded this week in 113 deals compared with a total of 56,372 units valued at N6.280 million transacted last week in 99 deals
In the Bonds section, a total of 78,327 units valued at N72.987 million were traded this week in 63 deals compared with a total of 73,802 units valued at N75.768 million transacted last week in 31 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.55% to close the week at 105,955.13 and N66.352 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Insurance, NGX AseM, NGX MERI Growth, NGX Consumer Goods and NGX Commodity which appreciated by 0.89%, 0.04%, 0.89%, 0.03% and 0.02% respectively. ($1=N1548)
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