| NSX Trades | Traded Volume (No. Shares) | Monetary Amount (N$) | Trading Contribution (%) |
| Overall | 1,697,101 | 127,977,776 | 99.94% |
| ETFs | 338 | 78,635 | 0.06% |
| Total | 1,697,439 | 128,056,411 | 100.00% |
Table 1: NSX Trades
NSX Activities
A total of N$ 127,977,776 worth of shares was traded on the NSX on Wednesday with about N$ 53,307,630 worth of Anglo-American plc, N$ 9,382,255 worth of Shoprite Holdings, and N$ 4,781,433 Mobile Telecommunications Ltd on the home front. ETFs worth N$ 78,635 were traded on Wednesday.
HEI Equity Research Commentary
From the trading activity that took place:
- Anglo-American share price decreased in price at closing as investors
- Shares belonging to Shoprite Holdings were sold by market participants
- On the local NSX listing Mobile Telecommunications shares were traded without a change in share price
- New Gold Issuer Ltd NM and New Gold Platinum ETF N were bought in large volumes as hedging of risk from geopolitical conflicts in Europe
| Name | NSX Local Ticker | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| Namibian Breweries | NBS | 48.00 | 48.00 | 0.00% |
| Nictus Holdings | NHL | 1.75 | 1.75 | 0.00% |
| Capricorn | CGP | 12.87 | 12.87 | 0.00% |
| First Rand Namibia | FNB | 29.50 | 29.51 | 0.03% |
| Standard Bank Namibia | SNO | 5.40 | 5.40 | 0.00% |
| Oryx Limited | ORY | 8.56 | 8.56 | 0.00% |
| Letshego | LHN | 1.58 | 1.58 | 0.00% |
| Namibia Asset Management | NAM | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.00% |
| Stimulus | SILP | 127.90 | 127.90 | 0.00% |
| Paratus Namibia Holdings Ltd | PNH | 12.77 | 12.77 | 0.00% |
| Mobile Telecommunication Company | MOC | 8.25 | 8.25 | 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 | 815.00 | 807.59 | -0.91% |
| Barloworld Limited | BWL | 114.73 | 108.62 | -5.33% |
| Oceana Group Limited | OCG | 54.15 | 53.83 | -0.59% |
| Mediclinic International Plc | MEP | 68.95 | 68.18 | -1.12% |
| Truworths | TRW | 60.95 | 62.17 | 2.00% |
| Nedbank Group Limited | NBK | 221.85 | 224.08 | 1.01% |
| Standard Bank Group | SNB | 167.33 | 167.43 | 0.06% |
| Shoprite Holdings | SRH | 230.87 | 234.68 | 1.65% |
| FirstRand Limited | FST | 68.06 | 67.50 | -0.82% |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | MMT | 18.59 | 18.33 | -1.40% |
| Old Mutual Ltd | OMM | 12.82 | 12.63 | -1.48% |
| Sanlam Limited | SLA | 64.12 | 63.75 | -0.58% |
| Santam Limited | SNM | 276.69 | 277.66 | 0.35% |
| Vukile Property Fund Limited | VKN | 12.55 | 12.66 | 0.88% |
| Investec Limited | IVD | 87.47 | 84.51 | -3.38% |
| PSG Konsult Limited | KFS | 13.00 | 12.90 | -0.77% |
Table 3: Dual Listed Trades
| Name | ETFs | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| New Gold Issuer Ltd NM | NGNGLD | 276.11 | 278.46 | 0.85% |
| New Gold Palladium ETF | NGNPLD | 401.28 | 396.50 | -1.19% |
| New Gold Platinum ETF N | NGNPLT | 156.45 | 158.57 | 1.36% |
| New Funds S&P NAM Bond | NFNAMA | 16.46 | 16.37 | -0.55% |
Table 4: ETFs
| Exchange Rates | |
| USD/ZAR | 15.32 |
| EUR/ZAR | 17.01 |
| GBP/ZAR | 20.55 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.83 |
| EUR/USD | 1.13 |
| GBP/USD | 1.36 |
| AUD/USD | 0.73 |
| USD/JPY | 115.66 |
| Commodities | |
| Gold | 1 927.70 |
| Silver | 25.36 |
| Platinum | 1 078 |
| Palladium | 2 645.00 |
| WTI | 114.34 |
| Brent | 116.89 |
Table 5: Exchange Rates and Commodities
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