The Financial Services industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 2.405 billion shares valued at N32.271 billion traded in 44,570 deals.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday by the Nigerian Exchange showed that the Services industry followed with 442.995 million shares worth N4.201 billion in 7,523 deals, while the third place was the Consumer Goods Industry, with a turnover of 283.157 million shares worth N12.678 billion in 15,675 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 3.932 billion shares worth N74.813 billion in 105,220 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 2.606 billion shares valued at N63.785 billion that exchanged hands last week in 77,593 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely Royal Exchange Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc and Tantalizer Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 1.610 billion shares worth N8.897 billion in 8,079 deals, contributing 40.95% and 11.89% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
According to the report, a total of 109,953 units valued at N52.587 million were traded this week in 164 deals compared with a total of 138,668 units valued at N26.703 million transacted last week in 148 deals
In the Bonds section, a total of 21,285 units valued at N21.418 million were traded this week in 34 deals compared with a total of 121,749 units valued at N118.695 million transacted last week in 56 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.62% and 0.29% to close the week at 109,028.62 and N68.752 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Insurance, NGX AFR Div Yield, NGX Consumer Goods and NGX Industrial Goods Indices which appreciated by 0.73%, 0.11%, 2.18% and 0.72% respectively, while the NGX ASeM closed flat. ($1=N1579)
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