Unlisted Securities Bourse Records 0.03% Gain

NASD Plc added N2.09 to close at N22.99 per unit compared with Thursday’s closing price of N20.90 per unit, Geo-Fluids Plc gained 23 Kobo to settle at N2.54 per share versus the preceding day’s N2.31 per share, Nipco Plc appreciated by 8 Kobo to N199.88 per unit from N199.80 per unit, Afriland Properties Plc grew by 5 Kobo to N17.50 per share from N17.45 per share, and FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc gained 2 Kobo to finish at N41.00 per unit compared with the previous closing value of N40.98 per unit.

As as result, the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) rose by 0.99 per cent to 3,154.86 points from the previous session’s 3,153.87 points, and the market capitalisation went up by N580 million to close at N1.847 trillion from N1.846 trillion quoted at the preceding session.

Business Post reports that during the session, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) lost 29 Kobo to trade at N25.70 per share versus N23.99 per share, and First Trust Mortgage Bank Plc shrank by 2 Kobo to 61 Kobo per unit from 63 Kobo per unit.

A look at the activity chart indicated that the number of deals carried out by investors increased by 24.1 per cent to 36 deals from 29 deals,  previously recorded at the previous session, the value of transactions rose by 196.9 per cent to N15.4 million from N5.2 million, while the volume of securities bought and sold decreased by 16.6 per cent to 253,960 units from the 304,374 units recorded a day earlier.

Impresit Bakolori Plc remained the most active stock by volume (year-to-date) with 536.9 million units sold for N524.7 million, Geo-Fluids Plc posted 266.4 million units valued at N470.6 million, and Okitipupa Plc recorded 153.6 million units worth N4.9 billion.

Okitipupa Plc ended the day as the most active stock by value (year-to-date) with 153.6 million units worth N4.9 billion, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc traded 21.8 million units valued at N837.9 million, and Impresit Bakolori Plc exchanged 536.9 million units for N524.7 million.