The financial services industry led the activity chart on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) this week with 5.625 billion shares valued at ₦113.599 billion traded in 129,729 deals.
According to the weekly report of transactions released on Friday in Lagos by the NGX, the Services Industry followed with 493.131 million shares worth ₦5.866 billion in 30,396 deals, while the third place was the Oil and Gas Industry, with a turnover of 425.657 million shares worth ₦35.742 billion in 23,136 deals.
A total turnover of 7.662 billion shares worth ₦252.566 billion in 345,118 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 4.652 billion shares valued at ₦193.326 billion that exchanged hands last week in 286,751 deals.
Trading in the top three equities, namely FCMB Group Plc, Access Holdings Plc and Zenith Bank Plc, accounted for 3.594 billion shares worth ₦69.147 billion in 33,802 deals, contributing 46.90% and 27.38% to the total equity turnover volume and value, respectively.
A total of 3.837 million units valued at ₦547.380 million were traded this week in 5,252 deals compared with a total of 8.741 million units valued at ₦1.544 billion transacted last week in 7,784 deals.
In the Bonds, a total of 246,779 units valued at ₦256.629 million were traded this week in 39 deals compared with a total of 163,354 units valued at ₦164.253 million transacted last week in 47 deals.
The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalisation appreciated by 6.95% to close the week at 194,989.77 and ₦125.164 trillion, respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of the NGX Growth index, which depreciated by 15.06%, while the NGX Sovereign Bond index closed flat. ($1=1346)
