The Financial Services Industry led the activity chart this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange with 1.428 billion shares valued at N28.850 billion traded in 24,418 deals.
According to the report of the weekly transactions released on Friday in Lagos by the Exchange, the Consumer Goods Industry followed with 385.661 million shares worth N9.919 billion in 5,826 deals, while the third place was the Conglomerates Industry, with a turnover of 133.697 million shares worth N1.715 billion in 3,271 deals.
It added that a total turnover of 2.187 billion shares worth N50.667 billion in 45,277 deals was traded this week by investors in contrast to a total of 1.941 billion shares valued at N32.644 billion that exchanged hands last week in 35,807 deals.
Trading in the top three equities namely United Bank for Africa Plc, Nigerian Breweries Plc and Access Holdings Plc accounted for 1.020 billion shares worth N23.631 billion in 9,587 deals, contributing 46.63% and 46.64% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
A total of 35,016 units valued at N3.276 million were traded this week in 99 deals compared with a total of 18,767 units valued at N1.664 million transacted last week in 74 deals.
In the Bonds section, a total of 28,148 units valued at N27.562 million were traded this week in 40 deals compared with a total of 54,116 units valued at N51.636 million transacted last week in 39 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 1.36% and 1.35% to close the week at 98,233.76 and N55.562 trillion respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception NGX CG, NGX Premium, NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX AFR Div Yield, NGX Industrial Goods, NGX Growth and NGX Sovereign Bond which appreciated by 0.12%, 0.20%, 1.84%, 0.79%, 0.07%, 0.02% and 1.30%, while the NGX ASeM index closed flat. ($1=N1440)
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