| NSX Trades | Traded Volume (No. Shares) | Monetary Amount (N$) | Trading Contribution (%) |
| Locals | – | – | 0% |
| SA Dual Listed | 149 649 | 3 037 040 | 77% |
| ETFs | 6 406 | 928 817 | 23% |
| Total | 156 055 | 3 965 857 | 100% |
Table 1: NSX Trades
NSX Activities
A total of N$ 3 965 857 worth of shares was traded on the NSX on Wednesday, with about N$ 813 960 worth of Mediclinic International Plc, N$ 451 542 worth of Standard Bank Group, N$ 125 000 worth of Old Mutual Ltd and N$ 12 550 worth of Letshego Holdings Namibia on the home front. ETFs worth N$ 928 817 were traded and that was the New Gold Platinum ETF N.
HEI Equity Research Commentary
From the trading activity that took place:
- Mediclinic International shares were mysteriously bought by the public.
- A buying trend in Standard Bank Group’s shares emerged.
- The announcement of Old Mutual’s financial statements are set to be released soon, however the estimated projections inspires a buying trend of its shares.
- The appointment of the executive director of Letshego resulted in the exchange of its shares with no change in its price.
- The New Gold Platinum ETF N shares were dumped in large volumes as overall poor market performance continues.
| Name | NSX Local Ticker | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| Namibian Breweries | NBS | 34.01 | 34.01 | 0% |
| Nictus Holdings | NHL | 1.80 | 1.80 | 0% |
| Capricorn | CGP | 12.94 | 12.94 | 0% |
| First Rand Namibia | FNB | 29.99 | 29.99 | 0% |
| Standard Bank Namibia | SNO | 6.47 | 6.47 | 0% |
| Oryx Limited | ORY | 11.44 | 11.44 | 0% |
| Letshego | LHN | 1.70 | 1.70 | 0% |
| Namibia Asset Management | NAM | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0% |
| Stimulus | SILP | 127.90 | 127.90 | 0% |
| Paratus Namibia Holdings Ltd | PNH | 12.00 | 12.00 | 0% |
| Alpha Namibia Industries Renewable Power Limited | ANE | 9.00 | 9.00 | 0% |
Table 2: Primary listed Trades
| Name | South African Dual Listed Ticker | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| Anglo-American plc | ANM | 680.50 | 624.15 | -8.28% |
| Barloworld Limited | BWL | 108.92 | 109.84 | 0.84% |
| Oceana Group Limited | OCG | 64.69 | 64.50 | -0.29% |
| Mediclinic International Plc | MEP | 60.00 | 60.50 | 0.83% |
| Truworths | TRW | 65.78 | 66.87 | 1.66% |
| Nedbank Group Limited | NBK | 175.31 | 177.54 | 1.27% |
| Standard Bank Group | SNB | 136.19 | 137.97 | 1.31% |
| Shoprite Holdings | SRH | 169.91 | 168.00 | -1.12% |
| FirstRand Limited | FST | 59.15 | 59.96 | 1.37% |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | MMT | 19.87 | 19.96 | 0.45% |
| Old Mutual Ltd | OMM | 13.70 | 14.27 | 4.16% |
| Sanlam Limited | SLA | 63.00 | 64.50 | 2.38% |
| Santam Limited | SNM | 258.41 | 256.55 | -0.72% |
| Vukile Property Fund Limited | VKN | 10.87 | 10.99 | 1.10% |
| Investec Limited | IVD | 58.08 | 58.37 | 0.50% |
| PSG Konsult Limited | KFS | 11.50 | 11.50 | 0.00% |
Table 3: Dual Listed Trades
| Name | ETFs | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| New Gold Issuer Ltd NM | NGNGLD | 250.40541 | 249.60 | -0.32% |
| New Gold Palladium ETF | NGNPLD | 369.34 | 354.05 | -4.14% |
| New Gold Platinum ETF N | NGNPLT | 146.25 | 144.53 | -1.18% |
Table 4: ETFs
| Exchange Rates | |
| USD/ZAR | 14.91 |
| EUR/ZAR | 17.47 |
| GBP/ZAR | 20.52 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.85 |
| EUR/USD | 1.17 |
| GBP/USD | 1.37 |
| AUD/USD | 0.72 |
| USD/JPY | 109.80 |
| Commodities | |
| Gold | 1 790.00 |
| Silver | 23.480 |
| Platinum | 993.40 |
| Palladium | 2 421.00 |
| WTI | 66.22 |
| Brent | 67.41 |
Table 5: Exchange Rates and Commodities
Local News
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Namibia maintained the repo rate at 3.75% (New Era Newspaper)
The current environment is recovering the volumes sold in the property market following last year’s lows (Namibian Sun)
The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) has red-flagged parts of the new equitable economic empowerment bill (Neeeb), saying it is not investor-friendly and needs to be revised. (The Namibian)
Sub-Sahara News
The World Health Organization has condemned allegations that Johnson & Johnson vaccines produced in South Africa are being shipped to other countries. (News24)
JP Morgan launches $20 million fund for South African black-owned firms (CNBC Africa)
Algeria accuses Morocco of involvement in its deadly fires, to “review” relations. (African News)
International News
In the USA, Gold prices falls as dollar strengthened after U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting minutes showed that its officials were largely on board to start easing bond purchases this year. (Reuters)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) suspends Afghanistan’s access to funds (BBC News)
US scrambles to evacuate citizens and allies from Afghanistan after the unforeseen Taliban takeover in 11 days (Aljazeera News)