The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange rose by 1.86 per cent in Week 22 of the 2025 trading year as investors carried out 133 deals involving 16 different stocks.
In the five-day trading week, the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) added 60.00 points to close at 3,248.00 points compared with the preceding week’s 3,188 points. Similarly, the bourse’s market capitalisation added N34.69 billion to close at N1.901 trillion versus the N1.867 trillion it ended the previous week.
In the week, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc gained 11.2 per cent to end at N55.17 per share versus N43.93 per share, Afriland Properties Plc grew by 1.8 per cent to N19.25 per unit compared with the previous week’s N17.50 per unit, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc rose by 0.6 per cent to N26.80 per share from N26.25 per share, Infrastructure Bank jumped by 0.3 per cent to N2.83 per unit from N2.57 per unit, Food Concepts Plc added 0.2 per cent to close at N1.65 per share versus N1.50 per share, Geo-Fluids Plc expanded by 0.1 per cent to N2.64 per unit from N2.53 per unit, and Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) Plc increased by 2.94 per cent to 35 Kobo per share from 34 Kobo per share.
Air Liquide Plc was the most active stock by value last week with N4.2 billion, followed by FrieslandCampina Wamco Plc with N638.8 million, Paintcom Plc recorded N285.2 million, CSCS Plc posted N28.9 million, and Nipco Plc recorded N4.9 million.
Also, Air Liquide Plc was the most traded stock by volume with 506.2 million units, trailed by Paintcom Plc with 26.6 million units, FrieslandCampina Wamco Plc recorded 15.8 million, CSCS Plc traded 1.1 million units, and Nipco Plc exchanged 0.024 million units.
On the flip side, 11 Plc dipped by 10.1 per cent to N231.20 per unit from N241.33 per unit, Nipco Plc lost 0.08 per cent to end at N199.80 per share versus N199.88 per share, and First Trust Microfinance Bank Plc decreased by 0.02 per cent to 59 Kobo from 61 Kobo.
During the week, the value of transactions rose by 2,068.2 per cent to N5.1 billion from N237.0 million and the volume of trades surged by 1,157.2 per cent to 551.0 million units from 43.8 million units.