| NSX Trades | Traded Volume (No. Shares) | Monetary Amount (N$) | Trading Contribution (%) |
| Overall | 30,631.00 | 1,437,327.00 | 100.00% |
| ETFs | – | – | 0.00% |
| Total | 30,631.00 | 1,437,327.00 | 100.00% |
Table 1: NSX Trades
NSX Activities
A total of N$ 1,437,327.00 worth of shares was traded on the NSX on Thursday with about N$1,310,917 worth of shares belonging to Firstrand Limited and N$ 126,410 worth of shares belonging to PSG Financial Services Ltd. No ETFs were traded on Thursday
HEI Market Commentary
From the trading activity that took place:
- Market participants sold shares belonging to Firstrand Limited resulting in a decrease in the company’s stock value by 0.9% at closing.
- PSG Financial Services shares were traded by market participants, resulting in a slight decline in share price by 0.1% at closing
| Name | NSX Local Ticker | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| Namibian Breweries | NBS | 32.00 | 32.00 | 0.00% |
| Nictus Holdings | NHL | 2.20 | 2.20 | 0.00% |
| Capricorn | CGP | 16.50 | 16.50 | 0.00% |
| First Rand Namibia | FNB | 50.00 | 50.00 | 0.00% |
| Standard Bank Namibia | SNO | 7.58 | 7.58 | 0.00% |
| Oryx Limited | ORY | 12.47 | 12.47 | 0.00% |
| Letshego | LHN | 3.90 | 3.90 | 0.00% |
| Namibia Asset Management | NAME | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.00% |
| Stimulus | SILP | 127.90 | 127.90 | 0.00% |
| Paratus Namibia Holdings Ltd | PNH | 12.72 | 12.72 | 0.00% |
| Mobile Telecommunication Company | MOC | 7.18 | 7.18 | 0.00% |
| Alpha Namibia Industries Renewable Power Limited | ANE | 8.99 | 8.99 | 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 | 478.70 | 479.92 | 0.25% |
| B2Gold Corporation | B2G | 62.86 | 62.04 | -1.30% |
| Oceana Group Limited | OCG | 72.78 | 70.00 | -3.82% |
| Truworths | TRW | 72.29 | 72.00 | -0.40% |
| Nedbank Group Limited | NBK | 198.70 | 198.44 | -0.13% |
| Standard Bank Group | SNB | 184.56 | 183.82 | -0.40% |
| Shoprite Holdings | SRH | 240.28 | 241.77 | 0.62% |
| Firstrand Limited | FST | 61.39 | 60.82 | -0.93% |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | MMT | 20.46 | 20.27 | -0.93% |
| Old Mutual Ltd | OMM | 11.94 | 11.83 | -0.92% |
| Sanlam Limited | SLA | 67.21 | 66.15 | -1.58% |
| Santam Limited | SNM | 272.85 | 269.60 | -1.19% |
| Vukile Property Fund Limited | VKN | 12.35 | 12.06 | -2.35% |
| Investec Limited | IVD | 102.04 | 100.34 | -1.67% |
| PSG Konsult Limited | KFS | 14.03 | 14.02 | -0.07% |
Table 3: Dual Listed Trades
| Name | ETFs | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| New Gold Issuer Ltd NM | NGNGLD | 350.46 | 349.23 | -0.35% |
| New Gold Palladium ETF | NGNPLD | 209.15 | 207.13 | -0.97% |
| New Gold Platinum ETF N | NGNPLT | 165.41 | 164.46 | -0.57% |
| Satrix S&P Namibia Bond ETF) | SXNNAM | 19.80 | 19.80 | 0.00% |
Table 4: ETFs
| Exchange Rates @ 07:00 | |
| USD/NAD | 18.91 |
| EUR/NAD | 19.98 |
| GBP/NAD | 22.94 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.87 |
| EUR/USD | 1.05 |
| GBP/USD | 1.21 |
| AUD/USD | 0.63 |
| USD/JPY | 150.11 |
| Commodities @ 07:00 | |
| Gold | 1,998.70 |
| Silver | 23.02 |
| Platinum | 917.10 |
| Palladium | 1,147.50 |
| WTI | 84.65 |
| Brent | 89.44 |
Table 5: Exchange Rates and Commodities
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