It was a perfect week for the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange after it closed higher on Friday by 0.13 per cent, recording five gains in five trading days.
According to data, the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) appreciated yesterday by 4.81 points to close at 3,665.68 points compared to the 3,660.87 points it ended a day earlier, and the market capitalisation increased by N2.88 billion to finish at N2.193 compared with the preceding session’s N2.190 trillion.
Six securities had movements at the close of transactions, with three going to the green side and another three to the red side.
FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc grew by N6.23 to close at N68.70 per unit versus Thursday’s price of N62.47 per unit, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc gained 45 Kobo to close at N43.07 per share compared with the previous day’s N42.62 per share, and Geo-Fluids Plc appreciated by 2 Kobo to N6.84 per unit from N6.82 per unit.
On the flip side, Afriland Properties Plc lost N1.55 to end at N14.75 per share compared with the previous day’s N16.30 per share, NASD Plc depreciated by N1.00 to N59.00 per unit from N60.00 per unit, and Food Concepts Plc declined by 34 Kobo to N3.06 share from N3.40 share.
Yesterday, the volume of securities fell by 10.6 per cent to 434,845 units from 486,499 units, the value of securities shrank by 34.6 per cent to N6.9 million from N10.5 million, and the number of deals decreased by 8.3 per cent to 22 deals from 24 deals.
CSCS Plc remained the most traded stock by value on a year-to-date basis with 1.1 million units exchanged for N43.9 million, followed by Geo-Fluids Plc with 3.1 million units valued at N21.3 million, and FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc with 237,747 units worth N14.5 million.
In terms of volume, Geo-Fluids Plc took over the top spot with 3.1 million units sold for N21.3 million, trailed by Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) Plc with 2.9 million units traded for N1.9 million, and CSCS Plc with 1.1 million units valued at N43.9 million