The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange rose by 0.32 per cent in the 39th trading week of 2025, as the market capitalisation added a value of N6.77 billion to close at N2.121 trillion compared with the preceding week’s N2.114 trillion, with the NASD Unlisted Securities Index (NSI) increasing by 11.32 points to 3,545.41 points from 3,534.09 points.
This improvement was influenced by four price gainers led by Lagos Building Investment Company (LBIC) Plc, which gained 9.8 per cent to close at N2.92 per share versus N2.66 per share.
Further, 11 Plc appreciated by 7.7 per cent to N225.00 per unit from N209.01 per unit Purple Real Estate Plc jumped by 6.7 per cent to N8.00 per share from N7.50 per share, and FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc chalked up 3.3 per cent to close at N57.87 per unit versus the preceding week’s N56.00 per unit.
In the week, there were five price decliners led by Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) Plc, which slid by 9.4 per cent to close at 58 Kobo per share versus 64 Kobo per share, Afriland Properties Plc went south by 8.6 per cent to N18.85 per unit from N20.62 per unit, Geo-Fluids Plc, declined by 8.5 per cent to N4.07 per share from N4.45 per share, Acorn Petroleum Plc fell by 0.8 per cent to N1.31 per unit from the preceding week’s N1.32 per unit, and Food Concepts Plc depreciated by 0.8 per cent to N3.75 per share from N3.78 per share.
The week’s trading data showed that the total value of trades jumped by 142.8 per cent to N300.7 million from N123.8 million, the total volume of trades went down by 176.6 per cent to 7.03 million units from 8.6 million units, and the number of deals declined by 3.49 per cent to 83 deals from 86 deals.
The most traded stock by value was Okitipupa Plc with N254.4 million, Geo-Fluids Plc recorded N17.3 million, 11 Plc posted N11.3 million, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc reported N9.8 million, and Purple Real Estate Plc traded N6.4 million.
By volume, Geo-Fluids Plc led with 3.9 million units, Okitipupa Plc exchanged 1.5 million units, Purple Real Estate Plc posted 0.8 million units, First Trust Mortgage Bank Plc quoted 0.3 million units, and FrieslandCampina Wamco Plc achieved 0.2 million units.