A price appreciation recorded by Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc lifted the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange by 0.56 per cent on Tuesday, April 21.
Data showed that the Nigerian depository company gained N4.13 during the trading day to close at N63.15 per share compared with the preceding session’s N59.02 per share.
As a result, the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) added 21.81 points to close at 3,935.27 points compared with Monday’s closing value of 3,913.46 points, and the market capitalisation expanded by N12.99 billion to finish at N2.354 trillion, in contrast to the previous day’s N2.341 trillion.
Yesterday, the price of 11 Plc went down by N21.08 to settle at N191.00 per unit versus N212.08 per unit.
There was a 48.9 per cent decline in the value of transactions on Tuesday to N5.7 million from N11.1 million, as the volume of transactions dipped by 48.9 per cent to 185,420 units from 245,830 units, while the number of deals shrank by 4.2 per cent to 23 deals from 24 deals.
Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Plc remained the most active stock by value on a year-to-date basis, with 3.4 billion units worth N8.4 billion, followed by CSCS Plc with 58.9 million units exchanged for N4.0 billion, and Okitipupa Plc with 27.8 million units traded at N1.9 billion.
GNI Plc was also the most traded stock by volume on a year-to-date basis with 3.4 billion units valued at N8.4 billion, followed by Resourcery Plc with 1.1 billion units sold for N415.7 million, and Infrastructure Guarantee Credit Plc with 400 million units transacted for N1.2 billion.