| NSX Trades | Traded Volume (No. Shares) | Monetary Amount (N$) | Trading Contribution (%) |
| Overall | 831,522.00 | 36,703,272.25 | 100.00% |
| ETFs | – | – | 0.00% |
| Total | 831,522.00 | 36,703,272.25 | 100.00% |
Table 1: NSX Trades
NSX Activities
A total of N$ 36,703,272.25 worth of shares was traded on the NSX on Wednesday with about N$ 13,350,997 worth of shares belonging to Oceana Group Limited and N$152,750 worth of shares belonging to FirstRand Namibia Ltd. No ETFs were traded on Wednesday.
HEI Market Commentary
From the trading activity that took place:
- Share belonging to Oceana Group were traded by market participants, resulting in no change in the company’s stock value at closing
- FirstRand Namibia’s shares were traded by market participants, resulting in a slight uptick in share price from N$49.00 to N$50.00 at closing.
| Name | NSX Local Ticker | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| Namibian Breweries | NBS | 36.80 | 36.80 | 0.00% |
| Nictus Holdings | NHL | 2.20 | 2.20 | 0.00% |
| Capricorn | CGP | 14.70 | 14.70 | 0.00% |
| First Rand Namibia | FNB | 50.00 | 50.00 | 0.00% |
| Standard Bank Namibia | SNO | 6.50 | 6.50 | 0.00% |
| Oryx Limited | ORY | 11.30 | 11.30 | 0.00% |
| Letshego | LHN | 3.85 | 3.85 | 0.00% |
| Namibia Asset Management | NAM | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.00% |
| Stimulus | SILP | 127.90 | 127.90 | 0.00% |
| Paratus Namibia Holdings Ltd | PNH | 12.75 | 12.75 | 0.00% |
| Mobile Telecommunication Company | MOC | 7.50 | 7.50 | 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 | 537.35 | 531.15 | -1.15% |
| B2Gold Corporation | B2G | 65.86 | 67.72 | 2.82% |
| Oceana Group Limited | OCG | 69.00 | 69.00 | 0.00% |
| Truworths | TRW | 59.90 | 60.10 | 0.33% |
| Nedbank Group Limited | NBK | 226.28 | 225.51 | -0.34% |
| Standard Bank Group | SNB | 185.80 | 185.35 | -0.24% |
| Shoprite Holdings | SRH | 239.19 | 237.53 | -0.69% |
| Firstrand Limited | FST | 70.81 | 70.60 | -0.30% |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | MMT | 18.47 | 18.39 | -0.43% |
| Old Mutual Ltd | OMM | 12.58 | 12.62 | 0.32% |
| Sanlam Limited | SLA | 63.40 | 63.78 | 0.60% |
| Santam Limited | SNM | 293.00 | 294.00 | 0.34% |
| Vukile Property Fund Limited | VKN | 12.27 | 12.40 | 1.06% |
| Investec Limited | IVD | 109.58 | 111.82 | 2.04% |
| PSG Konsult Limited | KFS | 13.50 | 13.76 | 1.93% |
Table 3: Dual Listed Trades
| Name | ETFs | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| New Gold Issuer Ltd NM | NGNGLD | 329.59 | 328.78 | -0.25% |
| New Gold Palladium ETF | NGNPLD | 225.81 | 227.00 | 0.53% |
| New Gold Platinum ETF N | NGNPLT | 168.91 | 170.11 | 0.71% |
| Satrix S&P Namibia Bond ETF) | SXNNAM | 19.35 | 19.11 | -1.24% |
Table 4: ETFs
| Exchange Rates @ 07:00 | |
| USD/NAD | 17.86 |
| EUR/NAD | 20.03 |
| GBP/NAD | 23.09 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.86 |
| EUR/USD | 1.12 |
| GBP/USD | 1.29 |
| AUD/USD | 0.68 |
| USD/JPY | 139.59 |
| Commodities @ 07:00 | |
| Gold | 1,983.55 |
| Silver | 25.32 |
| Platinum | 979.15 |
| Palladium | 1,297.28 |
| WTI | 75.24 |
| Brent | 79.41 |
Table 5: Exchange Rates and Commodities
Local News
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Airlink, Southern Africa’s independent and privately-owned regional airline, recently unveiled a distinctive special-liveried new addition to its fleet. The newly acquired Embraer E195 jetliner, which now sports a classy jet-black paint scheme, last week debuted on a test flight at OR Tambo International Airport and will soon operate on Airlink’s main domestic and regional trunk services. (New Era Newspaper)
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Sub-Sahara News
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International News
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Israeli forces have shot a Palestinian dead and injured at least four others – two in serious condition – in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry and the Red Crescent said. (Aljazeera News)