By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate
Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday ended a volatile week positive as the all-share index (ASI) and market capitalisation appreciated by 1.27 percent to close at 28,009.93 points and N9.620 trillion respectively.
“Similarly, all other Indices finished higher during the week, with the exception of the NSE Consumer Goods Index, NSE Oil/Gas Index, NSE Lotus II and the NSE Industrial Goods Index that declined by 0.38 percent, 5.16 percent, 0.11 percent and 2.24 percent respectively, while the NSE ASeM Index closed flat,” according to the NSE’s weekly stock market report.
The report says at the close of the week’s trading, a turnover of 1.867 billion shares worth N16.330 billion in 21,584 deals were traded by investors on the floor of the domestic bourse compared to a total of 1.350 billion shares valued at N9.287 billion that exchanged hands last week in 18,679 deals.
According to the NSE, the Financial Services Industry measured by volume led the activity chart with 1.591 billion shares valued at N9.787 billion traded in 13,810 deals; thus contributing 85.18 percent and 59.93 percent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
The Conglomerates Industry followed with 72.101 million shares worth N141.675 million in 857 deals. The third place was occupied by the Healthcare Industry with a turnover of 57.563 million shares worth N148.547 million in 400 deals.
The NSE reports that trading in the shares of lenders and financial HoldCo, United Bank for Africa Plc, FBN Holdings Plc and Access Bank Plc measured by volume accounted for 929.361 million shares worth N4.085 billion in 4,053 deals, contributing 49.77 percent and 25.02 percent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.
Also traded during the week were a total of 57,510 units of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) valued at N439,941.91 executed in 32 deals, compared with a total of 11,420 units valued at N136,400.05 transacted last week in 42 deals.
In terms of Bonds, a total of 5,749 units of Federal Government Bonds valued at N5.513 million were traded in 7 deals compared to a total of 13,550 units of Federal Government Bonds valued at N14.061 million transacted last week in 6 deals.
A summary of price changes in the review week shows that 35 equities gained in price during the week, higher than 15 of the previous week. On the flipside, 31 equities lost in price, lower than 44 posted the past week, while 114 equities remained unchanged lower than 121 recorded in the preceding week.
