The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 514.067 million shares valued at N5.104 billion and traded in 6,489 deals.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday in Lagos by the Nigerian Exchange said that The Construction/Real Estate Industry followed with 463.348 million shares worth N1.620 billion in 210 deals, while the third place was the Conglomerates Industry, with a turnover of 69.017 million shares worth N86.431 million in 528 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 1.225 billion shares worth N15.243 billion in 15,317 deals was traded this week by investors in contrast to a total of 839.978 million shares valued at N12.418 billion that exchanged hands last week in 16,183 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely UPDC Real Estate Investment Trust, FBN Holdings Plc and Transnational Corporation Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 765.230 million shares worth N4.282 billion in 847 deals.
According to the report, a total of 1,169 units valued at N500,331.26 were traded this week in 26 deals compared with a total of 2,400 units valued at N1.256 million transacted last week in 36 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 20,863 units valued at N22.124 million were traded this week in 32 deals compared with a total of 9,687 units valued at N6.330 million transacted last week in 18 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 1.51% to close the week at 48,881.93 and N26.625 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX CG, NGX Premium, NGX Banking, NGX Pension, NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX AFR Div Yield, NGX MERI Growth, NGX MERI Value and NGX Sovereign Bond indices which depreciated by 0.91%, 1.23%, 0.25%, 0.39%, 1.53%, 0.79%, 0.79%, 0.21% and 0.01% respectively, while the NGX Growth and NGX ASeM indices closed flat. ($1=N445)
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