| NSX Trades | Traded Volume (No. Shares) | Monetary Amount (N$) | Trading Contribution (%) |
| Overall | 1,079,175 | 21,501,228 | 100.00% |
| ETFs | – | – | 0.00% |
| Total | 1,079,175 | 21,501,228 | 100.00% |
Table 1: NSX Trades
NSX Activities
A total of N$ 21,501,228 worth of shares was traded on the NSX on Thursday, with about N$ 2,950,113 worth of Anglo-American plc and N$ 299,604 worth of Capricorn Group Limited on the home front. No ETFs were traded on Thursday
HEI Equity Research Commentary
From the trading activity that took place:
- Anglo-American’s share price slumped due to market conditions slumping globally
- On the local NSX listing, shares belonging to Capricorn Group Limited were traded resulting in a decrease of 15.2% in share price at closing.
| Name | NSX Local Ticker | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| Namibian Breweries | NBS | 40.01 | 40.01 | 0.00% |
| Nictus Holdings | NHL | 1.75 | 1.75 | 0.00% |
| Capricorn | CGP | 12.99 | 11.01 | -15.24% |
| First Rand Namibia | FNB | 30.49 | 30.49 | 0.00% |
| Standard Bank Namibia | SNO | 5.00 | 4.20 | -16.00% |
| Oryx Limited | ORY | 10.26 | 10.26 | 0.00% |
| Letshego | LHN | 2.35 | 2.35 | 0.00% |
| Namibia Asset Management | NAM | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.00% |
| Stimulus | SILP | 127.90 | 127.90 | 0.00% |
| Paratus Namibia Holdings Ltd | PNH | 12.90 | 12.90 | 0.00% |
| Mobile Telecommunication Company | MOC | 8.00 | 7.00 | -12.50% |
| 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 | 543.80 | 518.87 | -4.58% |
| B2Gold Corporation | B2G | 54.48 | 56.50 | 3.71% |
| Oceana Group Limited | OCG | 46.95 | 46.49 | -0.98% |
| Mediclinic International Plc | MEP | 95.00 | 95.45 | 0.47% |
| Truworths | TRW | 47.70 | 46.10 | -3.35% |
| Nedbank Group Limited | NBK | 203.85 | 201.80 | -1.01% |
| Standard Bank Group | SNB | 149.99 | 147.23 | -1.84% |
| Shoprite Holdings | SRH | 205.94 | 200.71 | -2.54% |
| FirstRand Limited | FST | 62.63 | 61.08 | -2.47% |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | MMT | 14.57 | 14.31 | -1.78% |
| Old Mutual Ltd | OMM | 11.48 | 11.23 | -2.18% |
| Sanlam Limited | SLA | 52.95 | 51.11 | -3.47% |
| Santam Limited | SNM | 239.06 | 237.44 | -0.68% |
| Vukile Property Fund Limited | VKN | 13.30 | 13.13 | -1.28% |
| Investec Limited | IVD | 84.08 | 83.55 | -0.63% |
| PSG Konsult Limited | KFS | 11.50 | 11.63 | 1.13% |
Table 3: Dual Listed Trades
| Name | ETFs | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| New Gold Issuer Ltd NM | NGNGLD | 274.67 | 274.49 | -0.07% |
| New Gold Palladium ETF | NGNPLD | 320.17 | 317.33 | -0.89% |
| New Gold Platinum ETF N | NGNPLT | 139.66 | 139.42 | -0.17% |
| New Funds S&P NAM Bond | NFNAMA | 16.69 | 16.56 | -0.78% |
Table 4: ETFs
| Exchange Rates | |
| USD/NAD | 17.18 |
| EUR/NAD | 17.21 |
| GBP/NAD | 20.31 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.84 |
| EUR/USD | 1.00 |
| GBP/USD | 1.48 |
| AUD/USD | 0.67 |
| USD/JPY | 1378.94 |
| Commodities | |
| Gold | 1,708.00 |
| Silver | 18.34 |
| Platinum | 823.80 |
| Palladium | 1,901.28 |
| WTI | 96.47 |
| Brent | 99.74 |
Table 5: Exchange Rates and Commodities
Local News
Bank BIC Namibia has confirmed that the perceived reputational risk of its main shareholder, Isabell Dos Santos, has contributed to the bank’s failure to increase its local ownership, more than six years after being instructed to do so by the Bank of Namibia (BoN) (Namibian Sun)
Andre Messika Diamond, a supplier of polished diamonds to the luxury jewellery market recently opened the very first parcel of Namibian rough diamonds purchased from Namib Desert Diamonds (New Era Newspaper)
AgriBank is rolling out a biomass value chain financing scheme, which was operationalized earlier this year, to meet the bank’s loan book diversification objective (The Namibian)
Sub-Sahara News
The Public Servants’ Association (PSA) has declared a deadlock in the public service wage talks with the government, rejecting a 2% wage offer. (New s24)
Southern African countries agreed on Thursday to extend their troop deployment in Mozambique for another month to help it fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency. (CNBC Africa)
Oscar-winning actor Terrence Howard is in Uganda, where he announced the development of several scientific initiatives that also form part of plans to boost funding and tourism to the nation (All Africa News)
International News
Italy’s president rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday after a day of political drama that threatened to bring down a national unity government that has been in office less than 18 months. (Reuters)
Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Friday, following the broadly positive cues overnight from global markets, boosted by materials and energy stocks amid rebounding commodity prices. (RTT News)
A man who was exonerated after spending decades in prison in the United States for the 1965 murder of Black civil rights advocate Malcolm X is suing New York City for its role in his wrongful conviction. (Aljazeera News)