Economy
NASD Exchange Extends Gains to Sixth Session, Rises 1.27%
By Adedapo Adesanya
The bullish run at the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange extended to a second day this week and the sixth straight session on Tuesday, March 30.
The unlisted securities market appreciated by 1.27 per cent on the back of the gains posted by the trio of FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, Niger Delta Exploration and Production (NDEP) Plc, and VFD Group Plc.
NDEP was the largest gainer at the session as its stocks appreciated by N25.85 or 8.5 per cent to sell at N330.85 per unit compared to N305 per unit of the previous day.
VFD Group Plc saw its stocks gain N16.88 or 10 per cent to close at N185.67 per unit in contrast to the previous closing price of N168.79 per unit.
For Friesland, its share price went up by 50 kobo or 0.4 per cent to trade at N130.50 per share as against from N130 per share it finished on Monday.
These gains lifted the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) by 9.29 basis points to 740.22 points from 730.93 points and jerked the market capitalisation up by N6.61 billion to N526.16 billion from N519.555 billion it closed at the previous session.
Despite the growth recorded by the market yesterday, there was a drop in the total volume of shares transacted by investors by 55.4 per cent. This was because 342,892 shares exchanged hands during the session compared with the 769,371 shares traded at the previous trading session.
However, the total value of shares traded by market participants increased by 22.8 per cent as N106.5 million worth of securities were transacted in contrast to the N86.7 million worth of shares traded at the first trading session of the week.
In the same vein, the total number of deals rose by 8.33 per cent to 13 deals as against the 12 deals executed at the previous session.
These deals were executed on the three gainers as Friesland accounted for seven deals, NDEP Plc accounted for five deals, while VFD Group Plc accounted for one deal.
UBN Property Plc remained as the most traded stock on Tuesday by volume (year-to-date) with the sale of 21.9 million units valued at N24.6 billion and was trailed by Central Securities Clearing Systems (CSCS) Plc, with the sale of 8.2 million units worth N125.9 million, and Friesland with the sale of 3.5 million units worth N430.3 million.
In terms of the most active stock by value (year-to-date), NDEP Plc maintained the top spot with the sale of 2.2 million units valued at N668.5 million. Friesland trailed with the sale of 3.5 units of its securities valued at N430.3 million, while VFD Group Plc occupied the third spot with the sale of 993,884 units worth N143.7 million.
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NASD Unlisted Security Index Crosses 4,000-point Benchmark Again
By Adedapo Adesanya
The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange achieved a milestone on Friday, April 24, 2026, after five securities on the platform helped with a 1.85 per cent growth.
Data showed that the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) again crossed the 4,000-point benchmark yesterday.
The index chalked up 73.64 points during the trading day to close at 4,052.59 points compared with the preceding session’s 3,978.95 points, while the market capitalisation added N5.38 billion to finish at N2.424 trillion versus Thursday’s closing value of N2.380 trillion.
The price gainers were led by Okitipupa Plc, which grew by N25.00 to sell at N305.00 per share compared with the previous price of N280.00 per share. Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc gained N6.92 to close at N76.26 per unit versus N69.34 per unit, Afriland Properties Plc appreciated by N1.00 to N17.00 per share from N18.00 per share, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc improved by 55 Kobo to N99.55 per unit from N99.00 per unit, and Food Concepts Plc increased by 5 Kobo to N2.70 per share from N2.65 per share.
However, there was a price loser, MRS Oil, which dipped by N21.75 to N195.75 per unit from N217.50 per unit.
During the final session of the week, the value of securities jumped 75.2 per cent to N41.3 million from N23.6 million units, and the number of deals expanded by 62.9 per cent to 44 deals from 27 deals, while the volume of securities declined marginally by 0.9 per cent to 447,403 units from 451,522 units.
At the close of trades, Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Plc was the most traded stock by volume (year-to-date) with 3.4 billion units worth N8.4 billion, trailed by Resourcery Plc with 1.1 billion units valued at N415.7 million, and Infrastructure Guarantee Credit Plc with 400 million units traded for N1.2 billion.
GNI was also the most active stock by value (year-to-date) with 3.4 billion units sold for N8.4 billion, followed by CSCS Plc with 59.6 million units transacted for N4.0 billion, and Okitipupa Plc with 27.8 million units exchanged for N1.9 billion.
Economy
Naira Slips to N1,358/$1 as FX Reserves, Policy Uncertainty Concerns
By Adedapo Adesanya
It was not a good day for the Nigerian Naira in the currency market on Friday, April 24, as its value depreciated against the major foreign currencies at the close of transactions.
In the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEX), it lost N4.53 or 0.33 per cent against the United States Dollar yesterday to trade at N1,358.44/$1, in contrast to the N1,353.91/$1 it was exchanged on Thursday.
Equally, the domestic currency slipped against the Pound Sterling in the official market during the session by N8.14 to close at N1,834.02/£1, compared with the previous rate of N1,825.88/£1 and dropped N8.01 against the Euro to sell at N1,590.73/€1 versus N1,582.72/€1.
Also, the Naira depreciated against the US Dollar at the GTBank FX desk on Friday by N4 to quote at N1,370/$1 compared with the previous session’s N1,366/$1, and at the parallel market, it depleted by N5 to settle at N1,380/$1 versus the preceding day’s N1,375/$1.
Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicated that NFEM interbank turnover surged to N43.562 million across 68 deals, up from N28.117 million the previous day.
Despite the CBN’s reassurance that the recent drop in external reserves is not worrisome, the market remains unsettled by persistent concerns over liquidity constraints, policy transparency, and weakening confidence in Nigeria’s FX market as gross reserves continue to decline to $48.4 billion.
The outlook for the Dollar appears supported by broader macro risks, including elevated oil prices tied to the tanker traffic disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and a continued US-Iran standoff over ceasefire negotiations.
A look at the digital currency market showed that investors are sitting on the edge as the US Dollar rebounded amid geopolitical and inflation risks despite continued inflows into US spot bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
Solana (SOL) rose by 1.2 per cent to sell $86.45, Cardano (ADA) appreciated by 1.1 per cent to $0.2517, Dogecoin (DOGE) grew by 0.9 per cent to $0.0989, Ripple (XRP) improved by 0.3 per cent to $1.43, Ethereum (ETH) soared by 0.2 per cent to $2,316.83, and Binance Coin (BNB) chalked up 0.1 per cent to sell for $637.44.
However, TRON (TRX) depreciated by 1.3 per cent to $0.3235, and Bitcoin (BTC) lost 0.2 per cent to close at $77,562.27, while the US Dollar Tether (USDT) and the US Dollar Coin (USDC) closed flat at $1.00 each.
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