The duo of Afriland Properties Plc and Air Liquide Plc extended the positive run of the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange by a 0.07 per cent on Friday, November 7.
Afriland Properties Plc appreciated by N1.52 during the session to end at N20.73 per unit compared with the previous day’s N19.21 per unit, and Air Liquide Plc rose by 90 Kobo to close at N10.00 per share versus the preceding session’s N9.10 per share.
This raised the market capitalisation of the trading platform by N1.50 billion to N2.190 trillion from the N2.189 trillion it ended a day earlier, and the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) increased by 2.51 to 3,661.07 points from the 3,658.56 points it ended on Thursday.
The bourse recorded a price loser yesterday and it was Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, which fell by 15 Kobo to close at N40.00 per unit, in contrast to the previous day’s N40.15 per unit.
During the trading session, the volume of securities traded by the market participants went down by 57.9 per cent to 197,833 units from the previous day’s 221,284 units, the value of securities decreased by 66.3 per cent to N4.0 million from N11.9 million, while the number of deals went up by 9.1 per cent to 24 deals from 22 deals.
When the market ended for the day, Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company (InfraCredit) Plc was the most traded stock by value with a year-to-date sale of 5.8 billion units valued at N16.4 billion, followed by Okitipupa Plc with 170.3 million units transacted for N8.0 billion, and Air Liquide Plc with 507.4 million units traded for N4.2 billion.
InfraCredit Plc was also the most traded stock by volume on a year-to-date basis with 5.8 billion units sold for N16.4 billion, trailed by Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) Plc with 1.2 billion units worth N419.7 million, and Impresit Bakolori Plc with 536.9 million units transacted for N524.9 million.