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Liquidity: Banks Raise N1.54Trn from CBN to Fund Operations Some of the Nigerian banks that were liquidity stressed raised N1.28 trillion from the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) of the Central Bank (CBN) to meet funding requirements. Liquidity levels in the money market plunged following the settlement of the OMO auction conducted by the CBN on Monday. The debits for primary market auction sales have been major drivers of outflows from the system. Banks have been investing heavily in government borrowing instruments on the back of an elevated yield in the fixed income market. The inflows and outflows relating to these…
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The US dollar rose against its major trading partners early Tuesday ahead of the release of sales and consumer inflation
Nigeria’s Bonds Yields Steady on Quiet Trading The average benchmark yield on Nigerian government bonds steadied in the secondary market due to inactivity. The local bond market experienced a lacklustre session, with minimal trading activity observed in the mid- and long-dated securities ahead of inflation data. The statistics office would release inflation figure for Nov in a couple of days, with market expectations revealing a further uptick. Nigeria’s inflation rate accelerated to 33.88% after two times of disinflation, which was upturned by an increase in the price of petroleum in the second half of the year. Yields on FGN bonds…
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The Nigerian naira has continued to win this week against the US dollar doninance on an electronic trading platform—Bloomberg BMatch—introduced on Monday.
Sell pressure on Nigerian banks, FCMB and FBN Holdings Plc, or FBNH, has dragged the equities market index downward.
The discount rate on Nigerian Treasury bills reduced in the primary market conducted by the Debt Management Office
Global Cryptos Market Cap Nears $3.6 Trillion on Fresh Rally The momentum in the cryptocurrency market increased further on Wednesday as retail investors put bets on top major assets. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) and Ethereum (ETH-USD) reclaimed their lost positions on the back of positive price movement as the investment environment heated up ahead of Yuletide. Orange coin is about $97,000 during early trading hours on Wednesday, up by 1.677%, while Ether has reached $3,722 at the same time, up by more than 3% in the last 24 hours According to data from the CoinMarketcap.com, the global crypto market capitalisation advanced father…