| NSX Trades | Traded Volume (No. Shares) | Monetary Amount (N$) | Trading Contribution (%) |
| Overall | 3 627 689 | 158 110 061 | 100.% |
| ETFs | – | – | 0.00% |
| Total | 3 627 689 | 158 110 061 | 100% |
Table 1: NSX Trades
NSX Activities
A total of N$ 158 110 061 worth of shares was traded on the NSX on Friday, with about N$ 9 478 691 worth of Anglo-American Plc, N$ 20 771 717 worth of Barloworld Limited and N$ 538 216 worth of FirstRand Namibia traded on the home front. No ETFs were traded on Friday.
HEI Equity Research Commentary
From the trading activity that took place:
- Anglo-American shares increases in value as company buys back its own shares
- Barloworld’s shares were vastly bought by market participants, resulting into an increase in their share price
- On the NSX home front, FirstRand Namibia shares were astonishingly acquired by interested investors who want to reap good yields in the future
| Name | NSX Local Ticker | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| Namibian Breweries | NBS | 34.62 | 34.62 | 0.00% |
| Nictus Holdings | NHL | 1.80 | 1.80 | 0.00% |
| Capricorn | CGP | 13.22 | 13.22 | 0.00% |
| First Rand Namibia | FNB | 29.03 | 29.03 | 0.00% |
| Standard Bank Namibia | SNO | 6.45 | 6.45 | 0.00% |
| Oryx Limited | ORY | 10.97 | 10.97 | 0.00% |
| Letshego | LHN | 1.99 | 1.99 | 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 | 12.75 | 12.75 | 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 | 572.85 | 575.20 | 0.41% |
| Barloworld Limited | BWL | 127.13 | 128.29 | 0.91% |
| Oceana Group Limited | OCG | 63.07 | 61.26 | -2.87% |
| Mediclinic International Plc | MEP | 69.85 | 69.70 | -0.21% |
| Truworths | TRW | 52.97 | 53.92 | 1.79% |
| Nedbank Group Limited | NBK | 173.10 | 174.11 | 0.58% |
| Standard Bank Group | SNB | 134.52 | 135.43 | 0.68% |
| Shoprite Holdings | SRH | 181.94 | 180.62 | -0.73% |
| FirstRand Limited | FST | 58.21 | 58.01 | -0.34% |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | MMT | 19.73 | 19.66 | -0.35% |
| Old Mutual Ltd | OMM | 15.56 | 15.59 | 0.19% |
| Sanlam Limited | SLA | 62.81 | 62.52 | -0.46% |
| Santam Limited | SNM | 258.30 | 254.00 | -1.66% |
| Vukile Property Fund Limited | VKN | 12.60 | 12.15 | -3.57% |
| Investec Limited | IVD | 69.05 | 70.41 | 1.97% |
| PSG Konsult Limited | KFS | 13.39 | 13.89 | 3.73% |
Table 3: Dual Listed Trades
| Name | ETFs | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| New Gold Issuer Ltd NM | NGNGLD | 254.13 | 252.79 | -0.53% |
| New Gold Palladium ETF | NGNPLD | 291.16 | 288.68 | -0.85% |
| New Gold Platinum ETF N | NGNPLT | 149.46 | 149.33 | -0.09% |
Table 4: ETFs
| Exchange Rates | |
| USD/ZAR | 15.25 |
| EUR/ZAR | 17.62 |
| GBP/ZAR | 20.86 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.84 |
| EUR/USD | 1.15 |
| GBP/USD | 1.16 |
| AUD/USD | 0.75 |
| USD/JPY | 114.11 |
| Commodities | |
| Gold | 1 701 |
| Silver | 23.92 |
| Platinum | 1 029 |
| Palladium | 1 990 |
| WTI | 82.83 |
| Brent | 83.91 |
Table 5: Exchange Rates and Commodities
Local News
Namibia Agriculture Union (NAU) says the Cabinet has approved a zero land-tax rate for 2019/2020 to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on farmers. (Namibian Sun)
Namibian consumers and motorists were up in arms yesterday as a fuel increase was confirmed for Wednesday, 3 November by the mines and energy ministry (New Era Newspaper)
Walvis Bay residents who make use of the state’s medical facilities no longer have to wait about a week to receive their Covid-19 test results from Windhoek. (The Namibian)
Sub-Sahara News
In South Africa, Eskom says a go-slow by some technicians prolonged the time needed to fix multiple network faults across Gauteng that left customers without power despite load shedding ending (News24)
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday expressed “serious concern about a military takeover in Sudan” and urged Sudan’s military authorities to restore the civilian-led transitional government. (CNBC Africa)
As of October 31, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8 491 839 while over 117 311 369 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. (All Africa News)
International News
A declassified U.S. intelligence report saying it was plausible that the COVID-19 pandemic originated in a laboratory is unscientific and has no credibility, (Reuters)
Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Monday, following the mixed cues from Wall Street on Friday (RTT News)
Pakistan’s government has reached an agreement with the outlawed far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) party (Aljazeera News)