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Naira Bulls Rise over Increased Confidence in FX Markets The Rise of Naira Bulls: A growing number of investment firms have changed their outlook on Nigeria’s naira to positive after spurious demand for foreign currency that worsened exchange rates early in the year. Goldman Sachs, Renaissance Capital, and Financial Derivative Company (FDC) in their separate reports projected that the local currency would claw back losses sustained after official devaluation. The Nigerian autonomous foreign exchange market’s turnover increased by +14.4%, or US$272.4 million, to close at USD 2.2 trillion on Thursday, according to data from FMDQ. The CBN contributed 17.1%, foreign…

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Stock investors lost more than N251 billion as the equities market continued to decline as a result of selloffs. In the face of stringent regulations and recapitalization requirements, investors are essentially cutting back on their holdings in the banking index.

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