- Sterling Financial Bolsters Earnings, Grows Profit by 37% to N97.28bn
- South African Rand Steadies as Investors Digest Fed Rates Decision
- Nigeria’s 20-Year US Dollar Bond Yield Falls to 8.50%
- UK, Nigeria Seek Investment in Small Hydropower Projects
- Fidelity Bank Redeems $400 Million Eurobond at Maturity
- Oil Prices Ease on Hope of Fresh US-Iran Talks, Brent Dips to $110
- Excess Liquidity in Banking System Eases to N8.6trn, Rates Diverge
- Naira Sustains Rally as Interbank FX Turnover, Deal Counts Dip
News
Sterling Financial Holdings Company PLC has announced its unaudited results for the nine months ended 30 September 2026, reporting strong earnings growth, balance sheet expansion and a stronger equity base.
The South African rand traded steady on Thursday as global investors began digesting the US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold the fed funds rate unchanged at its committee meeting.
Yields on Nigeria’s sovereign US dollar bonds slipped across the short, belly, and long ends of the curve as foreign portfolio investors and asset managers returned to international markets and piled into oil-linked issuers.
The naira spot rate depreciated against the US dollar in the Nigerian foreign exchange market (NFEM) as international payments exceeded supply-side volume.
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) All-Share Index (ASI) climbed as equities investors gained N99 billion, extending the 3-day rally. The Nigerian stock market closed on a positive note as buying interest persisted in several large- and mid-cap stocks.
The Ekiti Government has begun the disbursement of N55.6 million in grants to 177 entrepreneurs selected across the state under the Innovation Enterprise Support Fund (IESF), in partnership with FirstBank of Nigeria.
Audiera price (BEAT) surged by about 27% in 24 hours to $5.98, dramatically outperforming a flat broader market, driven primarily by increased speculative buying pressure.
The dollar comes under pressure on Wednesday amid a surge in U.S. inflation, buoyed by a global energy crisis. The US dollar index, which tracks the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, is down 0.1% to 99.8 on Wednesday as US inflation data surged to a three-year high.
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