The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Ltd with 886.121 million shares valued at N10.058 billion traded in 11.563 deals.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday by the NGX Ltd showed that the Consumer Goods Industry followed with 107.592 million shares worth N4.472 billion in 3,833 deals, while the third place was the Conglomerates Industry, with a turnover of 102.192 million shares worth N198.077 million in 1,008 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 1.331 billion shares worth N22.700 billion in 24,039 deals was traded this week by investors, which was in contrast to a total of 1.785 billion shares valued at N19.614 billion that exchanged hands last week in 27,822 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely Access Bank Plc, Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc and Fidelity Bank Plc, accounted for 316.758 million shares worth N4.353 billion in 3,476 deals.
According to the report, a total of 31,239 units valued at N37.245 million were traded this week in 53 deals compared with a total of 24,350 units valued at N574, 834.85 transacted last week in 38 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 79,150 units valued at N83.791 million were traded this week in 25 deals compared with a total of 61,682 units valued at N63.308 million transacted last week in 8 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.16% to close the week at 47,202.30 and N25.436 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX 30, NGX Banking, NGX Pension, NGX Insurance, NGX AFR Bank, NGX AFR Div. Yield, NGX Meri Value, NGX Consumer Goods, NGX Oil & Gas, and NGX industrial Goods indices, which appreciated by 0.07%, 2.34%, 0.46%,1.51%, 0.32%, 4.78%, 2.03%, 1.35%, 0.29%, and 0.06%, while the NGX Growth Index closed flat. ($1=N410)
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