Three companies trading their shares on the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange contributed to the 0.46 per cent appreciation recorded by the platform on Monday, February 10.
Okitipupa Plc gained N9.33 to close at N102.63 per unit compared with the preceding day’s N93.30 per unit, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc went up by 50 Kobo to finish at N24.50 per share versus last Friday’s closing price of N24.00 per share, and Afriland Properties Plc grew by 90 Kobo to end at N17.90 per unit, in contrast to the previous session’s N17.00 per unit.
As a result, the market capitalisation of the bourse rose by N8.38 billion to settle at N1.812 trillion compared with the previous session’s N1.804 trillion and the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) increased by 14.80 points to wrap the session at 3,199.67 points compared with 3,184.87 points recorded at the previous session.
Yesterday, the volume of securities traded by investors went up to 121.8 per cent to 502,112 units from the 226,384 securities recorded in the preceding session, the value of shares transacted by the market participant increased by 53.9 per cent to N14.9 million from N9.7 million, and the number of deals went down by 40.6 per cent to 19 deals from the 32 deals recorded in the preceding trading day.
At the close of trading activities, Impresit Bakolori Plc was the most active stock by value on a year-to-date basis with a turnover of 519.5 million units worth N504.3 million, followed by FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc with 6.2 million units valued at N245.0 million, and Geo-Fluids Plc with 9.3 million units sold for N44.8 million.
In the same vein, Impresit Bakolori Plc was the most active stock by volume on a year-to-date basis with the sale of 519.5 million units worth N504.3 million, trailed by Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) Plc with 42.4 million units sold for N12.9 million, and Geo-Fluids Plc with 9.3 million units valued at N44.8 million.