| NSX Trades | Traded Volume (No. Shares) | Monetary Amount (N$) | Trading Contribution (%) |
| Locals | 166 849 | 5 002 133 | 23.55% |
| SA Dual Listed | 369 410 | 16 049 631 | 75.57% |
| ETFs | 768 | 185 126 | 0.87% |
| Total | 537 027 | 21 236 890 | 100% |
Table 1: NSX Trades
NSX Activities
A total of N$ 21 236 890 worth of shares was traded on the NSX on Wednesday with about N$ 1 217 534 worth of Shoprite Holdings, N$ 4 053 750 worth of Truworths, N$ 1 118 396 worth of Firstrand Limited and N$ 5 002 133 worth of FirstRand Namibia on the home front. ETFs worth N$ 185 126 were recorded on Wednesday.
HEI Equity Research Commentary
From the trading activity that took place:
- Upward trend in Shoprite market performance inspires confidence in buying more of its shares.
- Truworths’ shocking bounce back on the stock market enhance demand in the buying of more shares, increasing market share price.
- Firstrand’s market performance recovers after 10 days of poor performance causing investors to invest more capital.
- FirstRand Namibia’s shares were traded at market price.
- Being the first ETF being purchased in a while, New Gold Issuer Ltd NM was bought as global performance of ETFs strengthens.
| Name | NSX Local Ticker | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| Namibian Breweries | NBS | 34.03 | 34.03 | 0% |
| Nictus Holdings | NHL | 1.80 | 1.80 | 0% |
| Capricorn | CGP | 12.85 | 12.85 | 0% |
| First Rand Namibia | FNB | 29.98 | 29.98 | 0% |
| Standard Bank Namibia | SNO | 6.48 | 6.48 | 0% |
| Oryx Limited | ORY | 11.40 | 11.40 | 0% |
| Letshego | LHN | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0% |
| Namibia Asset Management | NAM | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0% |
| Stimulus | SILP | 127.90 | 127.90 | 0% |
| Paratus Namibia Holdings Ltd | PNH | 12.00 | 12.00 | 0% |
| Alpha Namibia Industries Renewable Power Limited | ANE | 9.00 | 9.00 | 0% |
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 | 591.65 | 591.44 | -0.04% |
| Barloworld Limited | BWL | 96.31 | 94.66 | -1.71% |
| Oceana Group Limited | OCG | 63.24 | 63.54 | 0.47% |
| Mediclinic International Plc | MEP | 63.86 | 63.50 | -0.56% |
| Truworths | TRW | 54.03 | 54.29 | 0.48% |
| Nedbank Group Limited | NBK | 177.49 | 175.06 | -1.37% |
| Standard Bank Group | SNB | 147.36 | 145.29 | -1.40% |
| Shoprite Holdings | SRH | 181.28 | 182.10 | 0.45% |
| FirstRand Limited | FST | 60.69 | 61.62 | 1.53% |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | MMT | 19.67 | 19.71 | 0.20% |
| Old Mutual Ltd | OMM | 16.06 | 16.20 | 0.87% |
| Sanlam Limited | SLA | 62.61 | 63.38 | 1.23% |
| Santam Limited | SNM | 248.00 | 241.08 | -2.79% |
| Vukile Property Fund Limited | VKN | 11.58 | 11.53 | -0.43% |
| Investec Limited | IVD | 57.15 | 57.19 | 0.07% |
| PSG Konsult Limited | KFS | 11.00 | 11.15 | 1.36% |
Table 3: Dual Listed Trades
| Name | ETFs | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| New Gold Issuer Ltd NM | NGNGLD | 241.62 | 242.20 | 0.24% |
| New Gold Palladium ETF | NGNPLD | 272.83 | 280.01 | 2.63% |
| New Gold Platinum ETF N | NGNPLT | 130.75 | 131.20 | 0.34% |
Table 4: ETFs
| Exchange Rates | |
| USD/ZAR | 14.41 |
| EUR/ZAR | 17.03 |
| GBP/ZAR | 19.96 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.85 |
| EUR/USD | 1.18 |
| GBP/USD | 1.38 |
| AUD/USD | 0.73 |
| USD/JPY | 109.34 |
| Commodities | |
| Gold | 1 796.40 |
| Silver | 23.87 |
| Platinum | 943.85 |
| Palladium | 2 015.50 |
| WTI | 72.67 |
| Brent | 75.50 |
Table 5: Exchange Rates and Commodities
Local News
The government medical aid has removed over 15 000 retired members for failing to submit applications to remain as members.(Namibian Sun)
Debmarine Namibia’s new N$7 billion diamond recovery vessel this week departed on its month long maiden voyage to the Port of Cape Town, South Africa, where it will be fitted with mission equipment before beginning operations off Namibia’s coast early next year. (New Era Newspaper)
Businesses reserve the right to enforce mandatory vaccination against Covid-19, provided they can substantiate their decision in line with the provisions of the labour law (The Namibian)
Sub-Sahara News
In South Africa, a survey found that corruption in the country worsens during Ramaphosa’s tenure. (News24)
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Nigeria’s annual inflation slowed in August for a fifth straight month to 17.01 per cent after the rate at which food prices increased fell, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.(All Africa News)
International News
The United States, Britain and Australia said on Wednesday they would establish a security partnership for the Indo-Pacific that will involve helping Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, as Chinese influence over the region grows. (Reuters)
China producer price inflation accelerated to a 13-year high in August on higher commodity prices, while consumer price inflation slowed unexpectedly. (RTT News)
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