The first trading session in April 2026 at the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange ended on a negative note, with four securities inflicting a 0.91 per cent loss on the trading platform on Wednesday, April 1.
11 Plc led the losers’ chart after it went down by N28.50 to close at N256.50 per share compared with the previous day’s N285.00 per share, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc dropped N5.24 to trade at N92.81 per unit versus N98.05 per unit, Food Concepts Plc depreciated by 28 Kobo to N2.72 per share from N3.00 per share, and UBN Property Plc lost 22 Kobo to sell at N1.98 per unit versus Tuesday’s closing price of N2.20 per unit.
The losses posted by the securities weakened the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) by 37.24 points to 4,062.87 points from 4,100.11 points, and depleted the market capitalisation by N22.28 billion to N2.430 trillion from N2.453 trillion.
Business Post reports that there were two price gainers yesterday, led by Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, which rose by N1.51 to N80.00 per share from N78.68 per share, and Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) increased by 2 Kobo to 57 Kobo per unit versus 52 Kobo per unit.
During the session, the volume of transactions ballooned by 6,153.8 per cent to 3.2 billion units from 50.8 million units, and the value of trades surged by 3,533.5 per cent to N8.3 billion from N226.9 million, while the number of deals decreased by 38.8 per cent to 30 deals from 49 deals.
The bourse recorded a new most traded stock by value (year-to-date), which was Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Plc, recording a turnover of 3.2 billion units valued at N8.2 billion. CSCS Plc was pushed to the second spot with 56.9 million units exchanged for N3.9 billion, and Okitipupa Plc in third with 27.5 million units traded for N1.8 billion.
GNI Plc also ended the day as the most traded stock by volume (year-to-date) with 3.2 billion units worth N8.2 billion, Resourcery Plc moved to the next position with 1.1 billion units valued at N415.7 million, and Infrastructure Guarantee Credit Plc occupied the third spot with 400 million units sold for N1.2 billion.