Other sector indices also finished lower with the exception of the NSE Banking and NSE Consumer Goods Indices that appreciated by 0.02% and 0.42% respectively while the NSE ASeM Index closed flat.
Top three traded equities this week were Access Bank Plc, Diamond Bank Plc and Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, accounting for 210.407 million shares worth N527.918 million in 1,316 deals, and contributing 32.91% and 8.18% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
Twenty-seven equities led by Flourmills appreciated in price during the week, higher than 10 equities of the previous week.
Twenty-six equities led by Forte Oil for the second week in a row depreciated in price, lower than 48 equities of the previous week, while 128 equities remained unchanged higher than 123 equities recorded in the preceding week.
The Financial Services Industry (measured by volume) led the activity chart with 491.758 million shares valued at N2.211 billion traded in 6,241 deals; thus contributing 76.90% and 34.25% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively. The Conglomerates Industry followed with 64.507 million shares worth N58.500 million in 681 deals.
Consumer Goods Industry came in third with a turnover of 54.901 million shares worth N3.307 billion in 2,386 deals.
Also traded during the week were a total of 25 units of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) valued at N235.15 executed in 5 deals, compared with a total of 60 units valued at N537.00 transacted last week in 11 deals.
A total of 2,100 units of Federal Government Bonds valued at N1.838 million were traded in 2 deals compared to a total of 6,871 units of Federal Government Bonds valued at N5.990 million transacted last week in 8 deals.
A turnover of 639.439 million shares worth N6.455 billion in 11,799 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 823.547 million shares valued at N5.444 billion that exchanged hands last week in 11,634 deals.
