The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 7.483 billion shares valued at N70.980 billion traded in 77,227 deals.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday in Lagos showed that the Agriculture Industry followed with 201.906 million shares worth N7.863 billion in 11,450 deals, while the Third place was the Services Industry, with a turnover of 191.921 million shares worth N2.484 billion in 10,595 deals.
A total turnover of 8.736 billion shares worth N134.577 billion in 180,290 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 4.847 billion shares valued at N149.755 billion that exchanged hands last week in 174,267 deals.
According to the report, trading in the top three equities, namely Linkage Assurance Plc, Consolidated Hallmark Holdings Plc, and Universal Insurance Plc (measured by volume), accounted for 3.195 billion shares worth N6.594 billion in 3,964 deals, contributing 36.57% and 4.90% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
A total of 948,445 units valued at N43.772 million were traded this week in 475 deals compared with a total of 442,918 units valued at N25.223 million transacted last week in 277 deals
In the Bonds section, a total of 85,480 units valued at N79.362 million were traded this week in 31 deals compared with a total of 1.360 units valued at N1.118 million transacted last week in 30 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 3.18% to close the week at 145,754.91 and N92.215 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX CG, NGX Banking, NGX Pension, NGX AFR Bank value, NGX AFR Div. Yield, NGX MERI Value, NGX Growth, and NGX Commodity which depreciated by 0.64%, 0.75%, 0.14%, 1.01%, 0.66%, 1.25%, 7.91% and 2.33% respectively. ($1= N1534)
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