The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 806.824 million shares valued at N6.075 billion traded in 11,071 deals.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday in Lagos on Friday showed that the Oil and Gas Industry followed with 95.031 million shares worth N1.449 billion in 1,849 deals, while the third place was the Conglomerates Goods Industry, with a turnover of 66.716 million shares worth N169.517 million in 733 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 1.121 billion shares worth N13.703 billion in 22,350 deals was traded this week in contrast to a total of 940.892 million shares valued at N11.494 billion that exchanged hands last week in 20,077 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely FCMB Group Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc and Oando Plc accounted for 407.770 million shares worth N2.009 billion in 2,181 deals, contributing 36.39% and 14.66% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
According to the report, a total of 1,591 units valued at N10.823 million were traded this week in 18 deals compared with a total of 2,722 units valued at N1.519 million transacted last week in 10 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 44,746 units valued at N44.815 million were traded this week in 29 deals compared with a total of 5,972 units valued at N6.091 million transacted last week 8 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.14% to close the week at 51,705.61 and N27.875 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of the NGX CG, NGX Premium NGX Banking, NGX Pension, NGX Afr bank value, NGX Oil/Gas and NGX Lotus indices which appreciated at 0.86%, 1.50%, 0.33%, 0.40%, 0.16%, 0.32% and 0.55% while, the NGX Asem and NGX Growth indices closed flat. (See a summary of index movements in the table below):
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