| NSX Trades | Traded Volume (No. Shares) | Monetary Amount (N$) | Trading Contribution (%) |
| Overall | 1,996,939.00 | 90,422,405.39 | 99.83% |
| ETFs | 467.00 | 153,833.91 | 0.17% |
| Total | 1,997,406.00 | 90,576,239.30 | 100.00% |
Table 1: NSX Trades
NSX Activities
A total of N$ 90,422,405.39 worth of shares was traded on the NSX on Thursday with about N$ 13,080,932 worth of shares belonging to Anglo-American plc` and N$ 415,000 worth of shares belonging to FirstRand Namibia Ltd. ETFs worth N$ 153,833.91 were traded on Thursday
HEI Market Commentary
From the trading activity that took place:
- Market participants sold shares belonging to Anglo-American diminishing the company’s stock value by 1.2% at the closing.
- FirstRand Namibia Ltd shares were traded by market participants, resulting in no change in share price at closing
- New Gold Issuer Ltd NM ETF were subscribed by market participants
| Name | NSX Local Ticker | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| Namibian Breweries | NBS | 36.59 | 36.59 | 0.00% |
| Nictus Holdings | NHL | 2.20 | 2.20 | 0.00% |
| Capricorn | CGP | 16.42 | 16.50 | 0.49% |
| First Rand Namibia | FNB | 50.00 | 50.00 | 0.00% |
| Standard Bank Namibia | SNO | 7.56 | 7.56 | 0.00% |
| Oryx Limited | ORY | 12.49 | 12.49 | 0.00% |
| Letshego | LHN | 3.88 | 3.88 | 0.00% |
| Namibia Asset Management | NAME | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.00% |
| Stimulus | SILP | 127.90 | 127.90 | 0.00% |
| Paratus Namibia Holdings Ltd | PNH | 12.74 | 12.74 | 0.00% |
| Mobile Telecommunication Company | MOC | 7.17 | 7.17 | 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 | 527.99 | 521.46 | -1.24% |
| B2Gold Corporation | B2G | 58.11 | 58.91 | 1.38% |
| Oceana Group Limited | OCG | 72.49 | 73.47 | 1.35% |
| Truworths | TRW | 75.28 | 74.48 | -1.06% |
| Nedbank Group Limited | NBK | 207.01 | 204.87 | -1.03% |
| Standard Bank Group | SNB | 190.07 | 188.31 | -0.93% |
| Shoprite Holdings | SRH | 246.00 | 243.50 | -1.02% |
| Firstrand Limited | FST | 62.91 | 61.20 | -2.72% |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | MMT | 20.61 | 20.66 | 0.24% |
| Old Mutual Ltd | OMM | 12.59 | 12.64 | 0.40% |
| Sanlam Limited | SLA | 68.69 | 68.24 | -0.66% |
| Santam Limited | SNM | 287.73 | 292.00 | 1.48% |
| Vukile Property Fund Limited | VKN | 13.12 | 12.84 | -2.13% |
| Investec Limited | IVD | 111.14 | 110.76 | -0.34% |
| PSG Konsult Limited | KFS | 13.79 | 13.87 | 0.58% |
Table 3: Dual Listed Trades
| Name | ETFs | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| New Gold Issuer Ltd NM | NGNGLD | 327.17 | 330.21 | 0.93% |
| New Gold Palladium ETF | NGNPLD | 211.62 | 211.10 | -0.25% |
| New Gold Platinum ETF N | NGNPLT | 160.09 | 159.33 | -0.47% |
| Satrix S&P Namibia Bond ETF) | SXNNAM | 19.43 | 19.48 | 0.26% |
Table 4: ETFs
| Exchange Rates @ 07:00 | |
| USD/NAD | 18.99 |
| EUR/NAD | 20.03 |
| GBP/NAD | 23.17 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.86 |
| EUR/USD | 1.05 |
| GBP/USD | 1.23 |
| AUD/USD | 0.63 |
| USD/JPY | 149.68 |
| Commodities @ 07:00 | |
| Gold | 1,889.65 |
| Silver | 22.17 |
| Platinum | 873.50 |
| Palladium | 1,146.53 |
| WTI | 83.75 |
| Brent | 86.69 |
Table 5: Exchange Rates and Commodities
Local News
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During yesterday’s parliamentary session, leader of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) Bernadus Swartbooi questioned Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Iipumbu Shiimi about N$1.3 billion that has allegedly gone missing at telecommunications giant, MTC. (New Era Newspaper)
Mines and energy minister Tom Alweendo has confirmed that test results have detected lead in the blood of 18 of 30 children living near the zinc mine at Rosh Pinah. (The Namibian Newspaper)
Sub-Sahara News
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International News
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