The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 3.734 billion shares valued at N60.627 billion traded in 72,977 deals.
The weekly report of trading released on Friday in Lagos by the Exchange showed that the Consumer Goods Industry followed with 370.404 million shares worth N14.025 billion in 17,997 deals, while the Third place was the Services Industry, with a turnover of 176.285 million shares worth N1.279 billion in 8,790 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 4.773 billion shares worth N107.426 billion in 152,965 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 8.564 billion shares valued at N99.936 billion that exchanged hands last week in 177,870 deals.
Trading in the top three equities, namely Universal Insurance Plc, Zenith Bank Plc and FCMB Group Plc (measured by volume), accounted for 1.201 billion shares worth N29.433 billion in 10,537 deals, contributing 25.16% and 27.40% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
According to the report, a total of 396,920 units valued at N39.032 million were traded this week in 365 deals compared with a total of 216,055 units valued at N27.025 million transacted last week in 352 deals
In the Bonds section, a total of 58,537 units valued at N58.768 million were traded this week in 26 deals compared with a total of 102,338 units valued at N101.280 million transacted last week in 26 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 2.51% to close the week at 141,004.14 and N89.209 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Consumer Goods and NGX Growth which appreciated by 0.83% and 4.14% respectively, while the NGX AseM and NGX Commodity indices closed flat ($1=N1535)
GIK/APA