| NSX Trades | Traded Volume (No. Shares) | Monetary Amount (N$) | Trading Contribution (%) |
| Overall | 642,733.00 | 16,384,497.66 | 100.00% |
| ETFs | – | – | 0.00% |
| Total | 642,733.00 | 16,384,497.66 | 100.00% |
Table 1: NSX Trades
NSX Activities
A total of N$ 16,384,497.66 worth of shares was traded on the NSX on Friday with about N$ 495,290 worth of shares belonging to Anglo-American plc and N$145,879 worth of FirstRand Namibia Ltd on the home front. No ETFs were traded on Friday.
HEI Market Commentary
From the trading activity that took place:
- Anglo-American’s stock price has experienced a downturn in the general market following the transactions made by Directors/PDMRs which was approved by the Company’s Remuneration Committee. This resulted in the decline of the company’s share price by 1.5%
- The domestic exchange facilitated the trading of FirstRand Namibia’s shares, resulting in an increase of 0.1% in the company’s stock price
| Name | NSX Local Ticker | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| Namibian Breweries | NBS | 46.02 | 46.02 | 0.00% |
| Nictus Holdings | NHL | 1.90 | 1.90 | 0.00% |
| Capricorn | CGP | 13.81 | 13.81 | 0.00% |
| First Rand Namibia | FNB | 34.02 | 34.06 | 0.12% |
| Standard Bank Namibia | SNO | 5.20 | 5.20 | 0.00% |
| Oryx Limited | ORY | 11.49 | 11.49 | 0.00% |
| Letshego | LHN | 3.53 | 3.53 | 0.00% |
| Namibia Asset Management | NAM | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.00% |
| Stimulus | SILP | 127.90 | 127.90 | 0.00% |
| Paratus Namibia Holdings Ltd | PNH | 12.84 | 12.84 | 0.00% |
| Mobile Telecommunication Company | MOC | 7.08 | 7.08 | 0.00% |
| Alpha Namibia Industries Renewable Power Limited | ANE | 9.00 | 9.00 | 0.00% |
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 | 629.30 | 619.60 | -1.54% |
| B2Gold Corporation | B2G | 61.43 | 60.37 | -1.73% |
| Oceana Group Limited | OCG | 69.71 | 67.94 | -2.54% |
| Mediclinic International Plc | MEP | 110.00 | 109.50 | -0.45% |
| Truworths | TRW | 57.75 | 56.44 | -2.27% |
| Nedbank Group Limited | NBK | 227.30 | 225.70 | -0.70% |
| Standard Bank Group | SNB | 179.82 | 175.68 | -2.30% |
| Shoprite Holdings | SRH | 218.73 | 217.50 | -0.56% |
| FirstRand Limited | FST | 68.04 | 67.18 | -1.26% |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | MMT | 19.00 | 18.53 | -2.47% |
| Old Mutual Ltd | OMM | 12.27 | 12.05 | -1.79% |
| Sanlam Limited | SLA | 58.39 | 59.27 | 1.51% |
| Santam Limited | SNM | 302.00 | 301.22 | -0.26% |
| Vukile Property Fund Limited | VKN | 13.73 | 13.55 | -1.31% |
| Investec Limited | IVD | 112.70 | 109.06 | -3.23% |
| PSG Konsult Limited | KFS | 12.42 | 12.25 | -1.37% |
Table 3: Dual Listed Trades
| Name | ETFs | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| New Gold Issuer Ltd NM | NGNGLD | 317.16 | 316.28 | -0.28% |
| New Gold Palladium ETF | NGNPLD | 246.68 | 245.31 | -0.56% |
| New Gold Platinum ETF N | NGNPLT | 171.71 | 167.43 | -2.49% |
| New Funds S&P NAM Bond | NFNAMA | 18.11 | 18.14 | 0.17% |
Table 4: ETFs
| Exchange Rates @ 07:00 | |
| USD/NAD | 18.20 |
| EUR/NAD | 19.52 |
| GBP/NAD | 22.06 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.88 |
| EUR/USD | 1.07 |
| GBP/USD | 1.21 |
| AUD/USD | 0.66 |
| USD/JPY | 134.04 |
| Commodities @ 07:00 | |
| Gold | 1,885.65 |
| Silver | 20.81 |
| Platinum | 970.90 |
| Palladium | 1,402.28 |
| WTI | 77.04 |
| Brent | 83.14 |
Table 5: Exchange Rates and Commodities
Local News
For the period ending 31 December 2022, locally-listed Oryx Properties Limited maintained its positive momentum in financial and operational performance, resulting in rental income increasing by 10.8% (Dec 2021: 2.9%) to N$175 million (Dec 2021: N$158 million), while containing vacancies to a minimum and achieving 6.1% (Dec 2021: 5.9%). (Sun Newspaper)
The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund wants to proceed with a High Court judgment regarding an investment tender, despite the fact that the case has now been taken to the Supreme Court. (New Era Newspaper)
Many have been left shell shocked after 2,000 unemployed youth from Windhoek flocked to a local hang-spot to submit their curricula vitae (CVs) to be considered for 16 advertised positions. (The Namibian Newspaper)
Sub-Sahara News
As soon as the power goes off and the traffic lights are out, homeless men sporting bright-green high-visibility vests emerge apparently from nowhere and start directing the cars at a busy Johannesburg intersection. (News24)
Tropical storm Freddy is due to hit the coast of Southern Africa again late Friday or early Saturday, after killing at least 27 people in Mozambique and Madagascar since it first made landfall last month. (CNBC Africa)
As former leaders of the Press Union of Liberia, we issue this open letter appealing for collective action to prevent rigging of the October 2023 presidential and general elections and avert violence in Liberia. With our country facing increased instability, we call on all parties and candidates to come together and devise a mechanism to ensure free and fair democratic elections. (All Africa News)
International News
Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news agency KCNA said on Monday, just as U.S.-South Korea military drills were due to begin. (Reuters)
European stocks were broadly higher on Monday as investors awaited a testimony by Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the U.S. jobs report this week for further clarity on the rating outlook (RTT News)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 1,100 Russian soldiers had been killed in the past few days fighting along the Bakhmut section of the front line (Aljazeera News)