A total turnover of 4.607 billion shares worth N130.636 billion in 263,439 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange.
According to the weekly report of transactions released on Friday by the Nigerian Exchange showed that the figures were in contrast to a total of 4.164 billion shares valued at N94.026 billion that exchanged hands last week in 248,254 deals.
The report noted that the Financial Services Industry led the activity chart with 3.126 billion shares valued at N47.225 billion traded in 94,186 deals while the Services Industry followed with 353.436 million shares worth N5.096 billion in 17,764 deals.
Third place was the ICT Industry, with a turnover of 277.263 million shares worth 18.009 billion in 28,525 deals.
It added that trading in the top three equities, namely Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Access Holdings Plc and Linkage Assurance Plc, accounted for 1.406 billion shares worth N9.735 billion in 11,732 deals, contributing 30.52% and 7.45% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
A total of 1.189 million units valued at N191.945 million were traded this week in 1,927 deals compared with a total of 604,668 units valued at N138.521 million transacted last week in 1,480 deals
In the Bonds section, a total of 104,111 units valued at N111.736 million were traded this week in 27 deals compared with a total of 93,349 units valued at N94.735 million transacted last week in 24 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 2.36% and 2.48% to close the week at 166,129.50 and N106.354 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX AFR Div Yield index which depreciated by 0.15%. ($1=N1418)
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