The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange recorded a 0.05 per cent slide on Monday, December 9 after Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc lost 25 Kobo at the close of business to trade at N23.24 per unit compared with last Friday’s price of N23.49 per unit.
When trading activities ended for the session, the market capitalisation of the bourse declined by N570 billion to remain relatively unchanged at N1.056 trillion as the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) slid by 1.64 points to wrap the session at 3,013.27 points compared with 3,014.91 points recorded in the previous session.
Yesterday, the price of UBN Property Plc increased by 12 Kobo to settle at N1.79 per share, in contrast to the preceding trading day’s price of N1.67 per share.
Data showed that the volume of securities traded in the session by investors went up by 508.1 per cent to 1.2 million units from the 199,577 units recorded last Friday, the value of shares transacted yesterday jumped by 252.1 per cent to N5.07 million from the N1.4 million achieved in the preceding trading session, and the number of deals grew by 83.3 per cent to 11 deals from the six deals carried out in the preceding session.
At the close of transactions, Geo-Fluids Plc was the most active stock by volume (year-to-date) with 1.7 billion units sold for N3.9 billion, Okitipupa Plc came next with 752.2 million units valued at N7.8 billion, and Afriland Properties Plc followed with 297.4 million units worth N5.3 million.
Similarly, Aradel Holdings Plc, which is no longer on the platform, remained the most active stock by value (year-to-date) with 108.7 million units worth N89.2 billion, trailed by Okitipupa Plc with 752.2 million units valued at N7.8 billion, and Afriland Properties Plc with 297.4 million units sold for N5.3 billion.