The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 3.358 billion shares valued at N81.175 billion traded in 43,392 deals.
According to the weekly report of transactions on the Nigerian Exchange released on Friday in Lagos by the NGX, the Services Industry followed with 148.272 million shares worth N1.319 billion in 7,181 deals, while third place was the Consumer Goods Industry, with a turnover of 143.638 million shares worth N7.988 billion in 12,099 deals.
The report stated that a total turnover of 4.140 billion shares worth N115.889 billion in 102,351 deals was traded this week by investors in contrast to a total of 2.668 billion shares valued at N106.264 billion that exchanged hands last week in 107,998 deals.
Trading in the three equities, namely Cornerstone Insurance Plc, Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc and Access Holdings Plc accounted for 2.005 billion shares worth N47.535 billion in 10,185 deals, contributing 48.43% and 41.02% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
It added that a total of 214,478 units valued at N54.458 million were traded this week in 761 deals compared with a total of 385,218 units valued at N51.423 million transacted last week in 833 deals
In the Bonds section, a total of 117,523 units valued at N120.742 million were traded this week in 38 deals compared with a total of 91,112 units valued at N93.218 million transacted last week in 34 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.14% to close the week at 143,520.53 and N91.286 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX CG, NGX Premium, NGX Banking, NGX Pension, NGX AFR Div. Yield, NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX MERI Growth, NGX MERI Value, NGX Lotus II, NGX Growth and NGX Sovereign Bond Indices which appreciated by 0.62%, 0.50%, 0.67%, 0.53%, 0.94%, 0.89%, 0.15%, 0.52%, 0.33%, 0.01% and 0.24% respectively. ($1=N1446)
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