The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart in the four-day trading week with 393.814 million shares valued at N4.660 billion traded in 9,168 deals on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange.
The Federal Government of Nigeria declared Monday, October 3, 2022 a Public Holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday in Lagos showed that the ICT Industry followed with 48.178 million shares worth N1.203 billion in 1,294 deals, while the third place was the Conglomerates Industry, with a turnover of 40.135 million shares worth N44.406 million in 513 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 586.939 million shares worth N8.837 billion in 17,183 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.005 billion shares valued at N10.406 billion that exchanged hands last week in 17,844 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, Sterling Bank Plc and Zenith Bank Plc. (measured by volume) accounted for 239.637 million shares worth N3.546 billion in 4,375 deals, contribute
According to the report, a total of 1,667 units valued at N264,986.25 were traded this week in 19 deals compared with a total of 5,937 units valued at N21.716 million transacted last week in 18 deals.ng 40.83% and 40.13% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
In the Bonds section, a total of 4,649 units valued at N4.768 million were traded this week in 16 deals compared with a total of 35,327 units valued at N35.758 million transacted last week 21 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index depreciated by 3.41% to close the week at 47,351.43 while Market Capitalization depreciated by 2.50% to close N25.791 trillion.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of the NGX ASeM, NGX Growth and NGX Sovereign Bond indices which closed flat. ($1=N434)
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