A total turnover of 2.189 billion shares worth N31.303 billion in 39,362 deals was traded by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange.
The weekly report of transactions released on Friday in Lagos by the Exchange showed that the figures were in contrast to a total of 1.986 billion shares valued at N40.715 billion that exchanged hands last week in 38,487 deals.
The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart with 1.914 billion shares valued at N23.922 billion traded in 21,717 deals, while the Oil and Gas Industry followed with 55.349 million shares worth N3.093 billion in 2,109 deals.
The third place was the Agriculture Industry, with a turnover of 45.085 million shares worth N377.619 million in 1,615 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc, Access Holdings Plc and Zenith Bank Plc accounted for 1.129 billion shares worth N14.914 billion in 6,494 deals, contributing 51.57% and 47.64% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
A total of 23,922 units valued at N2.654 million were traded this week in 133 deals compared with a total of 5,340 units valued at N2.350 million transacted last week in 111 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 433,721 units valued at N439.498 million were traded this week in 9 deals compared with a total of 82,778 units valued at N80.570 million transacted last week in 18 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 1.73% to close the week at 99,300.38 and N56.172 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception NGX Industrial Goods and NGX Growth which depreciated by 0.13% and 0.29% respectively, while the NGX ASeM and NGX Sovereign Bond indices closed flat. ($1=N1474)
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Nigerian bourse trades 2.189bn shares worth over N31bn
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