The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited recorded 61 price gainers last week compared with the 68 recorded in the preceding week as the All-Share Index (ASI) and the market capitalisation appreciated by 0.90 per cent to 109,710.37 points and N68.953 trillion, respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher apart from the Premium and Lotus II indices, which depreciated by 0.05 per cent and 0.92 per cent apiece, as 31 equities shed weight versus the 28 in the previous week, and 56 shares closed flat, n contrast to the 52 recorded a week earlier.
Beta Glass chalked up 46.31 per cent to sell for N235.05, Champion Breweries appreciated by 42.08 per cent to N6.82, Caverton expanded by 37.70 per cent to N4.20, FTN Cocoa gained 36.32 per cent to settle at N2.59, and Northern Nigeria Flour Mills leapt by 32.49 per cent to N119.90.
Conversely, Multiverse lost 19.50 per cent to finish at N8.05, Union Dicon declined by 11.83 per cent to N7.45, NAHCO slumped by 9.64 per cent to N75.00, University Press dropped 8.90 per cent to N4.40, and Legend Internet stumbled by 6.67 per cent to N8.40.
In the five-day trading week, a total of 2.606 billion shares worth N63.785 billion exchanged hands in 77,593 deals versus the 2.645 billion shares valued at N77.005 billion bought and sold in 86,110 deals in the preceding week.
The financial services industry led the activity chart with 1.540 billion shares sold for N28.963 billion in 32,805 deals, contributing 59.08 per cent and 45.41 per cent to the total trading volume and value, respectively.
The services counter transacted 286.833 million shares worth N1.711 billion in 6,280 deals, and the consumer goods sector traded 202.565 million shares worth N7.439 billion in 9,708 deals.
FCMB, Access Holdings, and Tantalizers accounted for 600.684 million shares worth N6.570 billion in 7,201 deals, contributing 23.05 per cent and 10.30 per cent to the total trading volume and value, respectively.