| NSX Trades | Traded Volume (No. Shares) | Monetary Amount (N$) | Trading Contribution (%) |
| Overall | 143,439.00 | 13,115,370.99 | 100.00% |
| ETFs | – | – | 0.00% |
| Total | 143,439.00 | 13,115,370.99 | 100.00% |
Table 1: NSX Trades
NSX Activities
A total of N$ 13,115,370.99 worth of shares was traded on the NSX on Friday with about N$ 1,394,289 worth of shares belonging to Anglo-American plc and N$ 242,850 worth of shares belonging to Capricorn Group Limited trades occurred on the home front. No ETFs were traded on Friday
HEI Market Commentary
From the trading activity that took place:
- Anglo-American shares decline as investors sell off some shares.
- Capricorn Group’s shares were traded on the domestic bourse resulting in a slight decrease of 0.1% in share price at closing
| Name | NSX Local Ticker | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| Namibian Breweries | NBS | 32.01 | 32.01 | 0.00% |
| Nictus Holdings | NHL | 1.90 | 1.90 | 0.00% |
| Capricorn | CGP | 15.00 | 14.99 | -0.07% |
| First Rand Namibia | FNB | 38.00 | 38.00 | 0.00% |
| Standard Bank Namibia | SNO | 8.45 | 8.45 | 0.00% |
| Oryx Limited | ORY | 12.00 | 11.99 | -0.08% |
| Letshego | LHN | 3.75 | 3.75 | 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 | 12.80 | 12.80 | 0.00% |
| Mobile Telecommunication Company | MOC | 7.08 | 7.08 | 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 | 561.58 | 560.70 | -0.16% |
| B2Gold Corporation | B2G | 73.93 | 73.93 | 0.00% |
| Oceana Group Limited | OCG | 68.34 | 67.00 | -1.96% |
| Mediclinic International Plc | MEP | 113.94 | 114.64 | 0.61% |
| Truworths | TRW | 55.07 | 54.38 | -1.25% |
| Nedbank Group Limited | NBK | 210.13 | 211.05 | 0.44% |
| Standard Bank Group | SNB | 170.32 | 171.29 | 0.57% |
| Shoprite Holdings | SRH | 222.00 | 222.95 | 0.43% |
| FirstRand Limited | FST | 63.74 | 64.36 | 0.97% |
| Momentum Metropolitan Holdings | MMT | 18.34 | 18.50 | 0.87% |
| Old Mutual Ltd | OMM | 11.36 | 11.62 | 2.29% |
| Sanlam Limited | SLA | 55.88 | 56.43 | 0.98% |
| Santam Limited | SNM | 281.05 | 283.93 | 1.02% |
| Vukile Property Fund Limited | VKN | 12.59 | 12.62 | 0.24% |
| Investec Limited | IVD | 99.90 | 100.60 | 0.70% |
| PSG Konsult Limited | KFS | 12.93 | 13.10 | 1.31% |
Table 3: Dual Listed Trades
| Name | ETFs | Price Previous Close ‘N$ | Price End of Day ‘N$ | Daily Change % |
| New Gold Issuer Ltd NM | NGNGLD | 339.68 | 343.35 | 1.08% |
| New Gold Palladium ETF | NGNPLD | 271.45 | 270.06 | -0.51% |
| New Gold Platinum ETF N | NGNPLT | 189.48 | 194.86 | 2.84% |
| New Funds S&P NAM Bond | NFNAMA | 18.48 | 18.23 | -1.35% |
Table 4: ETFs
| Exchange Rates @ 07:00 | |
| USD/NAD | 18.37 |
| EUR/NAD | 20.18 |
| GBP/NAD | 22.95 |
| EUR/GBP | 0.87 |
| EUR/USD | 1.10 |
| GBP/USD | 1.24 |
| AUD/USD | 0.67 |
| USD/JPY | 133.62 |
| Commodities @ 07:00 | |
| Gold | 1,991.95 |
| Silver | 25.12 |
| Platinum | 1,062.25 |
| Palladium | 1,455.53 |
| WTI | 75.58 |
| Brent | 79.22 |
Table 5: Exchange Rates and Commodities
Local News
A Finnish business delegation accompanying President Sauli Niinistö to Namibia is looking to invest in the country’s mining and green hydrogen areas. (Sun Newspaper)
OK Foods, one of only two food retailers in Lüderitz, is seeking the High Court’s assistance to get its store up and running again after it was shut down by the municipality for failing a health inspection. The company is claiming the municipality has no right to arbitrarily suspend business operations of its store at the detriment of the clients and workers, who face retrenchments (New Era Newspaper)
Namibia’s mining sector recorded a year of strong growth of 21,6% in 2022 compared to 11% in 2021, on the back of good performance by the diamond sector. (The Namibian Newspaper)
Sub-Sahara News
The Government Employees Pension Fund is the country’s biggest investor in fossil fuel companies, but it says that “first world” nations have to do the heavy lifting when it comes to reducing emissions. (News24)
Investors put their cash in the relative safety of global money market funds in the seven days to April 26, on worries over a slowdown in global economic activity with the recent decline in U.S. companies’ quarterly earnings feeding pessimism. (CNBC Africa)
South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has urged the government to increase the number of public servants and improve their salaries, (SABC News)
International News
China is increasingly barring people from leaving the country, including foreign executives, a jarring message as the authorities say the country is open for business after three years of tight COVID-19 restrictions. (Reuters)
Asian stocks ended mostly lower in thin trading on Tuesday, with Australian and New Zealand markets closed for a public holiday (RTT News)
Russians have suffered 100,000 casualties, including 20,000 killed, since a war of attrition intensified in Ukraine’s Donetsk region in December, according to an estimate by the White House, as Kyiv readies for a new counteroffensive against Moscow’s forces. (Aljazeera News)