| NSX Trades | Traded Volume (No. Shares) | Monetary Amount (N$) | Trading Contribution (%) |
| Overall | 426 192 | 49 523 839 | 100.00% |
| ETFs | – | – | 0.00% |
| Total | 426 192 | 49 523 839 | 100.00% |
Table 1: NSX Trades
NSX Activities
A total of N$ 49 523 839 worth of shares was traded on the NSX on Wednesday, with about N$ 43 430 220 worth of Barloworld, N$ 918 727 worth of Oceana Group Limited, and N$ 31 588 worth of Capricorn Group Limited on the home front. No ETFs were traded on Wednesday.
HEI Equity Research Commentary
From the trading activity that took place:
- Barloworld share price increased in price at closing.
- Shares belonging to Oceana Group Limited were dumped as ENS Africa’s pending investigations may uncover more “tentacles” in the company’s financial statements that are still bound to be released.
- On the local NSX listing, Capricorn Group Limited shares were trading without changes in share price at closing.
| 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 | 11.15 | 11.15 | 0.00% |
| First Rand Namibia | FNB | 29.50 | 29.50 | 0.00% |
| Standard Bank Namibia | SNO | 5.98 | 5.98 | 0.00% |
| Oryx Limited | ORY | 8.56 | 8.56 | 0.00% |
| Letshego | LHN | 1.53 | 1.53 | 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 | 8.50 | 8.50 | 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 | 719.48 | 730.10 | 1.48% |
| Barloworld Limited | BWL | 143.10 | 145.14 | 1.43% |
| Oceana Group Limited | OCG | 55.51 | 54.51 | -1.80% |
| Mediclinic International Plc | MEP | 69.62 | 70.75 | 1.62% |
| Truworths | TRW | 58.33 | 59.36 | 1.77% |
| Nedbank Group Limited | NBK | 213.80 | 217.40 | 1.68% |
| Standard Bank Group | SNB | 161.62 | 164.89 | 2.02% |
| Shoprite Holdings | SRH | 229.53 | 228.35 | -0.51% |
| FirstRand Limited | FST | 66.55 | 67.54 | 1.49% |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | MMT | 19.65 | 20.16 | 2.60% |
| Old Mutual Ltd | OMM | 13.81 | 14.10 | 2.10% |
| Sanlam Limited | SLA | 66.00 | 67.02 | 1.55% |
| Santam Limited | SNM | 267.85 | 269.02 | 0.44% |
| Vukile Property Fund Limited | VKN | 12.73 | 13.07 | 2.67% |
| Investec Limited | IVD | 90.40 | 91.55 | 1.27% |
| PSG Konsult Limited | KFS | 14.00 | 14.09 | 0.64% |
Table 3: Dual Listed Trades
| Name | ETFs | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| New Gold Issuer Ltd NM | NGNGLD | 263.37 | 262.93 | -0.17% |
| New Gold Palladium ETF | NGNPLD | 327.19 | 333.85 | 2.04% |
| New Gold Platinum ETF N | NGNPLT | 148.66 | 153.13 | 3.01% |
| New Funds S&P NAM Bond | NFNAMA | 16.57 | 16.70 | 0.78% |
Table 4: ETFs
| Exchange Rates | |
| USD/ZAR | 15.00 |
| EUR/ZAR | 17.03 |
| GBP/ZAR | 20.37 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.83 |
| EUR/USD | 1.19 |
| GBP/USD | 1.35 |
| AUD/USD | 0.71 |
| USD/JPY | 115.24 |
| Commodities | |
| Gold | 1 875.75 |
| Silver | 23.49 |
| Platinum | 1 064.25 |
| Palladium | 2 309.52 |
| WTI | 92.08 |
| Brent | 93.26 |
Table 5: Exchange Rates and Commodities
Local News
The Namibian Revolutionary Transport Union (Naretu) has given government and the Namibian Employers Federation (NEF) until 26 February implore trucking companies to stop victimising truckers who have joined the union. (Namibian Sun)
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) play an integral part in stimulating socioeconomic development in emerging markets, and Namibia is no exception. (New Era Newspaper)
Bank of Namibia (BoN) spokesperson Kazembire Zemburuka says the heavy losses by commercial banks are due to 32 000 fraudulent cases recorded in the banking sector in the better part of last year. (The Namibian)
Sub-Sahara News
President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his decision to appoint special advisors in the Presidency on matters related to the economy, saying he was looking to centralise government’s policy approach to different areas. (News24)
South Africa’s headline inflation slowed to 5.7 percent in January after a significant acceleration in December of 5.9 percent – the highest it has been in 5 years. (CNBC Africa)
Angola has recovered assets worth more than U.S.$11 billion that had been looted from state coffers and stashed in countries around the world, Justice Minister Francisco Queiroz has said. (All Africa News)
International News
Southeast Asian nations held talks in Cambodia on Thursday, amid divisions in the block over how to restore stability in Myanmar after a military coup a year ago and with the junta’s representative barred from attending the meeting. (Reuters)
European stocks pared early gains on Thursday, as investors digested mixed earnings updates and awaited the release of U.S. consumer price data later in the day for further signs of accelerating inflation. (RTT News)
The United States and NATO have said Russia is still building up troops around Ukraine despite Moscow’s insistence it was pulling back, questioning President Vladimir Putin’s stated desire to negotiate a solution to the crisis. (Aljazeera News)