Four stocks pulled down the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange by 1.46 per cent on Tuesday, August 12, a day after it welcomed a new member, MRS Oil Nigeria Plc.
At the bourse yesterday, the market capitalisation fell by N32.13 billion to close at N2.162 trillion compared with the previous day’s N2.194 trillion and the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) depreciated by 53.70 points to settle at 3,614.69 points, in contrast to the 3,668.39 points it finished a day earlier.
According to the trading data, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc went down by N5.30 to close at N48.20 per share compared with Monday’s closing price of N53.50 per share, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc crumbled by N1.55 to end at N66.84 per unit versus the previous session’s N68.39 per unit, Food Concepts Plc slid by 12 Kobo to N3.10 per share from N3.22 per share, and Geo-Fluids Plc fell by 1 Kobo to N4.99 per unit from N5.00 per unit.
Conversely, Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) Plc gained 4 Kobo to end at 48 Kobo per share compared with the preceding day’s 44 Kobo per share, and First Trust Mortgage Bank Plc appreciated by 1 Kobo to 63 Kobo per unit from 62 Kobo per unit.
During the session, the volume of securities soared by 4,137.5 per cent to 31.9 million units from 751,813 units, the value of securities surged by 981.5 per cent to N113.5 million from N10.5 million, while the number of deals went down by 7.5 per cent to 37 deals from 40 deals.
The most traded stock by value on a year-to-date basis remained Okitipupa Plc with 154.4 million units sold for N5.0 billion, trailed by Air Liquide Plc with 507.2 million units worth N4.2 billion, and FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc with 43.8 million units traded for N1.9 billion.
IGI Plc also remained as the most traded stock by volume on a year-to-date basis with 1.1 billion units transacted for N367.9 million, followed by Impresit Bakolori Plc with 536.9 million units worth N524.8 million, and Air Liquide Plc with 507.2 million units valued at N4.2 billion.