The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) says stock market traders exchanged N108.09 billion in 118,570 deals to trade 5.46 billion shares between Monday and Friday.
The transaction value rose by 5.74 percent, relative to the N102.22 billion exchanged for 3.9 billion shares in 114,484 deals the previous week.
TOP PERFORMING SECTORS
The top three performing sectors for the week are the financial services industry, the oil and gas industry, and the services industry.
According to the data, the financial services industry led the activity chart, as investors exchanged 2.73 billion shares valued at N34.53 billion in 42,646 deals.
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The sector contributed 50.12 percent and 31.95 percent to the total equity turnover volume and value, respectively.
The oil and gas industry followed with 852.04 million shares traded in 10,555 deals, valued at N39.83 billion.
In the services industry, 400.19 million shares, worth N2.51 billion, were traded by investors in 9,214 deals.
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TOP THREE EQUITIES
The NGX also said the top three equities were Royal Exchange Plc, Access Holdings Plc, and Japaul Gold & Ventures Plc.
Measured by volume, the bourse said the three equities contributed 30.88 percent of total volume and 11.86 percent of total value.
The three equities accounted for 1.68 billion shares, worth N12.81 billion in 8,036 deals.
TOP GAINERS OF THE WEEK
Analysis of the data showed that Meyer Plc’s share appreciated by N5.5 kobo, according to the bourse, and ended the week at N14.65 kobo per share, compared to the opening price of N9.15 kobo.
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The share price of RT Briscoe Plc increased by N1.23 kobo from N2.42 kobo to N3.65 kobo.
In contrast to its opening price of N3.33 kobo, FTN Cocoa Processing Plc’s share gained N1.34 kobo to close the week at N4.67 kobo.
International Energy Insurance Plc share appreciated by 35.43 percent to N2.37 kobo per share – up from N1.75 kobo.
Similarly, UPDC closed the week at N4.74 kobo per share, up from N3.52 kobo per share — representing a gain of N1.22 kobo.
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TOP LOSERS OF THE WEEK
At the end of the trading week, the share price of PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc lost N5.7 kobo, dropping to N32.4 kobo from the N38.1 kobo it opened with.
The report said Julius Berger Nigeria Plc closed at N112 per share, against the opening price of N124.4 kobo, indicating a decrease of N12.4 kobo.
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SCOA NIG Plc’s share price decreased to N4.86 kobo from the N5.39 kobo per share it started the week with, losing N0.53 kobo in its share price.
Also, VFD Group Plc’s share price fell from N14.80 kobo to N14 per share, shedding N0.80 kobo.
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In addition, Haldane McCall Plc reported a loss of N0.2 kobo, after the value of its share dropped to N4 per share, from N4.2 kobo in five days.
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