A total turnover of 4.964 billion shares worth ₦207.521 billion in 235,966 deals was traded this four-day week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX).
The market opened for four trading days this week as the Nigerian Government declared Friday 12, June 2026, as a Public Holiday to commemorate 2026 Democracy Day.
According to the weekly report of transactions released on Thursday by the NGX, the figures were in contrast to a total of 3.966 billion shares valued at ₦175.659 billion that exchanged hands last week in 343,587 deals.
The report stated that the Financial Services Industry led the activity chart with 4.116 billion shares valued at ₦84.607 billion traded in 96,165 deals, while the Services Industry followed with 232.479 million shares worth ₦4.955 billion in 17,614 deals.
Third place was the Industrial Goods Industry, with a turnover of 144.988 million shares worth ₦39.077 billion in 24,775 deals.
Trading in the top three equities, namely Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc, FCMB Group Plc and Access Holdings Plc and accounted for 2.883 billion shares worth ₦36.188 billion in 15,533 deals, contributing 58.09% and 17.44% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
A total of 3.376 million units valued at ₦583.722 million were traded this week in 5,703 deals compared with a total of 5.266 million units valued at ₦735.024 million, transacted last week in 7,665 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 61,816 units valued at ₦63.250 million were traded this week in 32 deals compared with a total of 49.518 million units valued at ₦52.908 billion transacted last week in 29 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 0.88% to close the week at 244,738.74 and ₦156.970 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX Pension, NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX MERI Growth, NGX MERI Value, NGX Consumer Goods, NGX Lotus II, NGX Industrial Goods, NGX Sovereign Bond and NGX Commodity which depreciated by 0.03%, 1.20%, 0.21%, 1.61%, 0.54%, 0.51%, 1.00%, 2.04% and 0.34% respectively while the rest closed flat. ($1=N1363)
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