The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange lost 0.02 per cent on Friday, August 22 after recording two price losers and a solitary price gainer.
Data from the platform showed that the market capitalisation went down by N510 million to close at N2.177 trillion compared with the N2.178 trillion it finished in the preceding session, as the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) declined by 0.86 points to settle at 3,639.94 points compared with the 3,640.80 points it ended on Thursday.
Air Liquide Plc lost 98 Kobo in value to end at N9.94 per share versus the previous day’s N10.92 per share and FrieslandCampina Wamco Plc went down by 61 Kobo to N68.00 per unit from N68.61 per unit.
However, the price of Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) Plc increased on the last trading session of the week by 6 Kobo to 58 Kobo per share from the previous 52 Kobo per share.
Yesterday, there was a 1,368.2 per cent leap in the volume of securities to 21.6 million units from the 1.5 million units posted a day earlier, and there was a 236.5 per cent improvement in the value of securities to N20.3 million from N6.0 million, while the number of deals slumped by 23.1 per cent to 20 deals from 26 deals.
At the close of transactions, Okitipupa Plc was still the most traded stock by value on a year-to-date basis with a turnover of 158.7 million units transacted for N5.9 billion, followed by Air Liquide Plc with 507.2 million units worth N4.2 billion, and FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc with 44.1 million units valued at N1.9 billion.
Also, IGI Plc maintained its position as the most traded stock by volume on a year-to-date basis with 1.2 billion units worth N402.9 million, trailed by Impresit Bakolori Plc with the sale of 536.9 million units for N524.8 million, and Air Liquide Plc with 507.2 million units valued at N4.2 billion.