| NSX Trades | Traded Volume (No. Shares) | Monetary Amount (N$) | Trading Contribution (%) |
| Overall | 349,587.00 | 9,125,345.47 | 100.00% |
| ETFs | – | – | 0.00% |
| Total | 349,587.00 | 9,125,345.47 | 100.00% |
Table 1: NSX Trades
NSX Activities
A total of N$ 9,125,345.47 worth of shares was traded on the NSX on Thursday with about N$ 504,258 worth of shares belonging to Anglo-American plc and N$ 9,912 worth of Mobile Telecommunications Limited on the home front. No ETFs were traded on Thursday.
HEI Market Commentary
From the trading activity that took place:
- Anglo-American’s stock price has experienced a downturn in the general market following the disclosure of De Beers’ second sales cycle of 2023, which reported a decline in the value of rough diamond sales.
- The domestic exchange facilitated the trading of Mobile Telecommunications’ shares, resulting in a neutral effect on the company’s stock price.
| Name | NSX Local Ticker | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| Namibian Breweries | NBS | 46.02 | 46.02 | 0.00% |
| Nictus Holdings | NHL | 1.90 | 1.90 | 0.00% |
| Capricorn | CGP | 13.81 | 13.81 | 0.00% |
| First Rand Namibia | FNB | 34.02 | 34.02 | 0.00% |
| Standard Bank Namibia | SNO | 5.20 | 5.20 | 0.00% |
| Oryx Limited | ORY | 11.49 | 11.49 | 0.00% |
| Letshego | LHN | 3.53 | 3.53 | 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 | 12.84 | 12.84 | 0.00% |
| Mobile Telecommunication Company | MOC | 7.08 | 7.08 | 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 | 629.70 | 629.30 | -0.06% |
| B2Gold Corporation | B2G | 62.03 | 61.43 | -0.97% |
| Oceana Group Limited | OCG | 71.43 | 69.71 | -2.41% |
| Mediclinic International Plc | MEP | 109.00 | 110.00 | 0.92% |
| Truworths | TRW | 59.45 | 57.75 | -2.86% |
| Nedbank Group Limited | NBK | 222.99 | 227.30 | 1.93% |
| Standard Bank Group | SNB | 178.64 | 179.82 | 0.66% |
| Shoprite Holdings | SRH | 217.93 | 218.73 | 0.37% |
| FirstRand Limited | FST | 66.21 | 68.04 | 2.76% |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | MMT | 19.18 | 19.00 | -0.94% |
| Old Mutual Ltd | OMM | 12.16 | 12.27 | 0.90% |
| Sanlam Limited | SLA | 58.38 | 58.39 | 0.02% |
| Santam Limited | SNM | 301.36 | 302.00 | 0.21% |
| Vukile Property Fund Limited | VKN | 13.70 | 13.73 | 0.22% |
| Investec Limited | IVD | 111.42 | 112.70 | 1.15% |
| PSG Konsult Limited | KFS | 12.60 | 12.42 | -1.43% |
Table 3: Dual Listed Trades
| Name | ETFs | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| New Gold Issuer Ltd NM | NGNGLD | 314.10 | 317.16 | 0.97% |
| New Gold Palladium ETF | NGNPLD | 250.76 | 246.68 | -1.63% |
| New Gold Platinum ETF N | NGNPLT | 168.35 | 171.71 | 2.00% |
| New Funds S&P NAM Bond | NFNAMA | 18.14 | 18.11 | -0.17% |
Table 4: ETFs
| Exchange Rates @ 07:00 | |
| USD/NAD | 18.52 |
| EUR/NAD | 19.62 |
| GBP/NAD | 22.09 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.88 |
| EUR/USD | 1.05 |
| GBP/USD | 1.19 |
| AUD/USD | 0.65 |
| USD/JPY | 136.58 |
| Commodities @ 07:00 | |
| Gold | 1,834.05 |
| Silver | 20.00 |
| Platinum | 936.60 |
| Palladium | 1,375.78 |
| WTI | 75.14 |
| Brent | 81.13 |
Table 5: Exchange Rates and Commodities
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Sub-Sahara News
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