The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange recorded a 0.29 per cent appreciation on Tuesday, December 17 lifted by FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc.

After closing in the past three sessions in the red territory, the share price of FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc improved by N3.90 on Tuesday to settle at N44.00 per unit, in contrast to Monday’s closing price of N40.10 per unit.

As a result, the Unlisted Security Index (NSI) added 8.85 points to wrap the session at 3,023.80 points compared with 3,014.95 points recorded in the previous session.

In the same vein, the value of the trading went up yesterday by N3.03 billion to settle at N1.036 trillion compared with the N1.330 trillion it closed in the preceding session.

Business Post reports that during the trading session, three securities depreciated as Nipco Plc shrank by N14.70 to close at N132.30 per share versus the preceding closing rate of N147 per share.

Further, Geo-Fluids Plc weakened by 36 Kobo to finish the trading session at N3.55 per unit compared with Monday’s closing price of N3.91 per unit, and Afriland Properties Plc lost 21 Kobo to end the session at N15.99 per share, in contrast to the preceding day’s N16.20 per share.

On Tuesday, the volume of securities traded in the session went up by 496.4 per cent to 540,503 units from the 90,629 units recorded a day earlier, as the value of shares increased by 1,190.2 per cent to N29.4 million from the N2.3 million recorded on Monday, while the number of deals decreased by 16.7 per cent to 15 deals from the 18 deals recorded in the previous trading day.

When the market closed for the day, Geo-Fluids Plc was the most active stock by volume (year-to-date) with 1.7 billion units valued at N3.9 billion, trailed by Okitipupa Plc with 752.2 million units worth N7.8 billion, and Afriland Properties Plc with 297.3 million units sold for N5.3 million.

The most active stock by value (year-to-date) for the session remained Aradel Holdings Plc with 108.7 million units sold for N89.2 billion, followed by Okitipupa Plc with 752.2 million units worth N7.8 billion, and Afriland Properties Plc with 297.3 million units valued at N5.3 billion.

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