- NVIDIA Tokenized bStocks Down on Broader Crypto Selloffs
- XRP Lost 7% as Investors Take Quick Profits in Altcoins
- Naira Climbs as Interbank FX Turnover Declines by 80%
- Nigerian Exchange Indicators Surge as Investors Gain N779bn
- XRP Hovers at $1.30 as Ripple Says Customers, Partners Increase 3x
- 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%
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NVIDIA Tokenized bStocks (NVDAB) is down 1.54% to $210.30 in 24h, underperforming a broadly weaker crypto market primarily driven by a macro-driven sell-off in Bitcoin.
Ripple (XRP) price is down 6.95% in 24 hours to $1.23 on Thursday, underperforming a broader market decline and driven mainly by a sector-wide altcoin retreat.
The naira climbed against the US dollar at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Thursday, the third straight rally since the beginning of the week.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Coin, and Ripple’s XRP plunged as renewed tensions in the Middle East triggered about $1 billion in cryptocurrency liquidations.
Stellar (XLM) price soared by 24.09% in 24 hours to $0.20872, dramatically outperforming a flat broader market, primarily driven by a landmark institutional partnership announcement.
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria has stabilised and is gradually returning to the path of economic recovery and sustainable growth following difficult but necessary reforms undertaken by his administration over the past three years.
The dollar index (DXY) hovered near 99.2 as investors assessed the latest developments in the Middle East and mixed signals over a possible US-Iran agreement that could end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
South African Rand (ZAR) rallied against Western currencies late on Thursday after the South African Reserve Bank raised key rates by 25 basis points.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has warned that Africa’s trade finance gap could exceed 100 billion dollars again if rising geopolitical tensions and disruptions to global trade and supply chains persist.