Economy
NASD OTC Valuation Jumps to N952.62bn in Week 13
By Adedapo Adesanya
The value of equities on the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange increased significantly last week as a result of the admission of Access Bank Plc on the bourse.
Last week, which was the 13th trading week of the year 2022, the NASD OTC valuation rose by N355.49 billion to N952.62 billion from the N597.13 billion recorded in Week 12.
Access Bank Plc listed about 35.545 billion shares on the NASD OTC exchange in the week valued at N353.674, according to trading data.
Business Post had reported that tier-one bank delisted from the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Thursday, March 24, 2022, following the Scheme of Arrangement in December 2021.
While the holding company, Access Holdings Plc, remains listed on the local bourse, the entire share capital of Access Bank Plc was admitted at N9.95 to NASD as an Admission of Company on Monday, March 28, 2022.
In the week, the NASD Securities Index (NSI) closed higher by 0.19 per cent or 1.37 basis points to 724.49 points from 723.12 points in the previous week.
According to trading data, there was a 96.3 per cent decrease in the total value of shares transacted last week by investors to N48.2 million from N1.3 billion as the trading volume went down by 99.7 per cent to 7,357,225 units from 2,258,923,086 units, while the number of deals rose by 33.3 per cent to 28 deals from 21 deals.
At the close of the week, Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) Plc was the most traded security by volume with 2.2 billion units, NASD Plc traded 268,170 units, Food Concepts Plc exchanged 163,738 units, Afriland Plc traded 123,500 units, while Central Securities Clearing Systems (CSCS) Plc recorded 94,200 units.
But by volume, Niger Delta Exploration and Production (NDEP) Plc topped the chart with N22.3 million, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc recorded N20.4 million, NASD Plc traded N3.2 million, CSCS Plc transacted N1.6 million, while IGI Plc posted N528,000.
During the week in review, CSCS Plc recorded the highest increase in share price with 1.9 per cent to close at N17.33 per unit in contrast to the preceding week’s N17.00 per unit. It was followed by NDEP Plc with a 1.7 per cent rise to N180.00 per share from N177.00 per share, and Friesland Campina Wamco Nigeria Plc with a 0.4 per cent increase to N125.00 per unit from N124.50 per share.
However, NASD Plc recorded the biggest price decline as it fell by 13.3 per cent to N12.00 per unit from N13.84 per unit, while Afriland Properties Plc lost 3.5 per cent to trade at N1.09 per share compared with the previous week’s N1.13 per share.
On a year-to-date basis, the unlisted securities market has recorded a loss of 2.5 per cent amid the exchange of 3,004,575,282 units of securities worth N16.3 billion in 549 deals.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange closed flat on Wednesday, August 5, as the market witnessed weaker trading activity with only two deals executed.
In the midweek session, the volume of securities exchanged by investors dropped 99.9 per cent to 802 units from the 1.6 million units recorded on Tuesday. The value of securities further decreased by 99.6 per cent to N208,240 from the preceding session’s N47.6 million, and the number of deals significantly went down by 93.9 per cent to two deals from the 33 deals recorded a day earlier.
Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Plc remained the most traded stock by value on a year-to-date basis, with 3.4 billion units worth N8.4 billion, followed by Infrastructure Credit Guarantee (Infracredit) Plc with 2.3 billion units sold for N6.5 billion, and Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc with 76.9 million units transacted for N5.5 billion.
GNI Plc was also the most active stock by volume on a year-to-date basis, with 3.4 billion units exchanged for N8.4 billion, followed by Infracredit Plc with 2.3 billion units traded for N6.5 billion, and Resourcery Plc with 1.1 billion units valued at N415.7 million.
There were no price gainers or losers yesterday.
As a result, the market capitalisation stood unmoving at N2.739 trillion, while the NASD Security Index (NSI) remained unchanged at 4,563.96 points.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The Naira slid against the US Dollar by N2.28 or 0.17 per cent in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEX) on Wednesday, August 5, to N1,363.85/$1 from N1,362.55/$1.
The local currency also declined against the Pound Sterling in the official market during the session by N5.97 to close at N1,837.38/£1 compared with Tuesday’s closing rate of N1,831.41/£1, and against the Euro, it crashed by N6.54 to quote at N1,575.25/€1 versus the preceding session’s N1,568.71/€1.
But at the black market, the Nigerian Naira traded flat against the greenback yesterday at N1,400/$1, and also remained unchanged at the GTBank FX desk at N1,373/$1.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says rates have narrowed to below two per cent, while the country’s external reserves have risen above $52.5 billion, reflecting the impact of its ongoing monetary and foreign exchange reforms.
CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso, represented by the Acting Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, disclosed this on Tuesday during the CBN Fair in Gombe. He noted that reforms introduced since 2023 had significantly reduced the disparity between the official FX market and the parallel market.
“The Naira continues to strengthen, with the spread between official and Bureau de Change rates now below two per cent,” he said, adding that reserves at $52.5 billion were supported by sustained inflows and renewed investor confidence in the economy.
Interbank FX transactions slid as weaker market activities dropped total Dollar volume exchanged to $75.35 million, a 51.8 per cent decline from $156.23 million in turnover quoted at the previous close.
The deals at the NFEM window also fell as data from the central bank put Wednesday’s quote at 82 from 139.
In the cryptocurrency market, major were down as global risk sentiment softened as a key world equity index slipped and chipmakers fell.
The MSCI All Country World Index snapped a five-day run to fall 0.2 per cent as chipmakers retreated on both sides of the Pacific. South Korea’s Kospi, a bellwether for the AI trade, dropped 4.4 per cent.
Ripple (XRP) depleted by 1.7 per cent to $1.05, Binance Coin (BNB) decreased by 1.0 per cent to $594.87, Cardano (ADA) depreciated by 0.9 per cent to $0.1884, TRON (TRX) shrank by 0.2 per cent to $0.3261, Solana (SOL) crumbled by 0.1 per cent to $74.00, and Dogecoin (DOGE) went down by 0.1 per cent to $0.0697.
On the flip side, Ethereum (ETH) gained 2.3 per cent to trade at $1,911.41, and Bitcoin (BTC) rose by 0.8 per cent to $64,759.28, while the US Dollar Tether (USDT) and the US Dollar Coin (USDC) remained unchanged at $1.00 apiece.
By Dipo Olowookere
The domestic stock exchange rebounded by 0.05 per cent on Wednesday on the back of renewed bargain-hunting by investors, though the level of activity waned.
After bleeding for a few days, the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited heaved a sigh of relief yesterday, as the All-Share Index (ASI) gained 109.41 points to close at 244,912.24 points compared with the previous day’s 244,802.83 points, and the market capitalisation garnered N71 billion to settle at N158.087 trillion versus Tuesday’s N158.016 trillion.
Business Post reports that despite the rebound recorded by Customs Street at midweek, the market breadth index remained negative, as there were 20 price advancers and 29 price decliners, implying bearish investor sentiment.
Linkage Assurance appreciated by 9.94 per cent to N1.77, AVA Capital rose by 9.55 per cent to N10.90, Fortis Global Insurance advanced by 7.69 per cent to N2.80, McNichols gained 7.34 per cent to finish at N5.85, and Coronation Insurance surged by 5.51 per cent to N2.49.
Conversely, Honeywell Flour depreciated by 9.94 per cent to N16.30, PZ Cussons gave up 9.94 per cent to trade at N74.75, Zichis crashed by 9.74 per cent to N20.76, Learn Africa slipped by 9.62 per cent to N9.40, and Neimeth tumbled by 8.33 per cent to N8.25.
The busiest equity was FCMB, with a turnover of 369.2 million units valued at N4.1 billion. Chams transacted 46.7 million units worth N201.8 million, First Holdco transacted 43.5 million units for N5.7 billion, Access Holdings sold 29.8 million units worth N778.0 million, and Linkage Assurance exchanged 19.6 million units valued at N33.5 million.
At the close of transactions, market participants bought and sold 824.1 million units worth N25.5 billion in 48,114 deals, in contrast to the 1.6 billion units sold for N28.7 billion in 54,160 deals a day earlier, showing a shortfall in the trading volume, value, and number of deals by 48.49 per cent, 11.15 per cent, and 11.16 per cent, respectively.
