The Financial Services led the activity chart on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 2.744 billion shares valued at N79.805 billion traded in 36,458 deals.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday in Lagos by the Nigerian Exchange showed that the Consumer Goods industry followed with 201.889 million shares worth N7.623 billion in 11,922 deals.
Third place was the Services Industry, with a turnover of 173.748 million shares worth N1.719 billion in 6,385 deals.
The report added that a total turnover of 3.794 billion shares worth N119.394 billion in 89,636 deals was traded this week by investors in contrast to a total of 3.932 billion shares valued at N74.813 billion that exchanged hands last week in 105,220 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely United Bank for Africa Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc and Access Holdings Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 1.942 billion shares worth N61.542 billion in 12,443 deals, contributing 51.19% and 51.54% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
According to the report, a total of 69,078 units valued at N9.091 million were traded this week in 126 deals compared with a total of 109,953 units valued at N52.587 million transacted last week in 164 deals
In the Bonds section, a total of 76,337 units valued at N75.443 million were traded this week in 39 deals compared with a total of 21,285 units valued at N21.418 million transacted last week in 34 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 2.49% to close the week at 111,742.01 and N70.463 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX CG, NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX MERI Value, NGX Oil and Gas, and NGX Growth Indices which depreciated by 0.01%, 0.01%, 0.64%, 2.05% and 0.38% respectively, while the NGX ASeM Index closed flat. ($1=N1S85)
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