The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 1.509 billion shares valued at N26.904 billion traded in 20,357 deals.
The weekly report of trading released on Saturday in Lagos showed that the Construction/Real Estate Industry followed with 839.945 million shares worth N4.806 billion in 1,399 deals, while the third place was the Oil and Gas Industry, with a turnover of 256.445 million shares worth N13.307 billion in 6,313 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 3.194 billion shares worth N54.850 billion in 45,112 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.952 billion shares valued at N35.864 billion that exchanged hands last week in 48,553 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely Haldane McCall Plc, FBN Holdings Plc and Japaul Gold and Ventures Plc (measured by volume) accounted for 1.587 billion shares worth N19.797 billion in 3,632 deals, contributing 49.69% and 36.09% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
According to the report, a total of 20,749 units valued at N5.281 million were traded this week in 85 deals compared with a total of 36,273 units valued at N7.508 million transacted last week in 78 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 189,346 units valued at N187.047 million were traded this week in 28 deals compared with a total of 149,349 units valued at N152.438 million transacted last week in 30 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 0.33% and 0.31% to close the week at 97,506.87 and N59.107 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NGX Insurance, NGX AFR DivYield, NGX Lotus II, NGX Industrial Goods and NGX Growth which appreciated by 1.23%, 0.84%, 0.99% 0.62% and 5.59% respectively while the NGX ASeM index closed flat. ($1=N1663)
GIK/APA