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“FG better placed collaborating with private sector to bridge infrastructure deficit”.

Money Market: Afrinvest says T-Bills rates to trend lower. Due to increase liquidity expected in the market this week, Afrinvest has said it expects rates on Treasury Bills to trend lower.

Equity analysts advise investors to offload Unity Bank, Unilever, Guinness stocks. Equity pickers have advised investors to adjust portfolio with recommendation to Buy UBA, Sell UBN Hold FCMB, and Reduce Sterling but Accumulate Stanbic IBTC shares.

Experts say GDP growth uninspiring, seek market-friendly policies. The Nigerian economy size expanded some 17 basis points above the 2.10% growth rate estimated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to settle at 2.27%, but experts refuse to celebrate, say the growth is uninspiring.

Unattractive yields: investors wait on sideline, hold for medium-long term instruments

Naira stands as robust liquidity keeps money market rates single. Despite the sloppy external reserve movement, Naira remains stable at the foreign exchange market in the past week.

CRR hike Fuels Bearish Sentiments as Average Yield Inches to 3.7%. Afrinvest, a leading investment banking firm, stated that the recent hike in cash reserve ratio fueled bearish sentiment experienced in the secondary market as average yield spikes to 3.7%.

Pro-Market Experts Task FG On Market-friendly PPP arrangement. As a key alternative to ramping up debt profile, crowding out private sector in the debt market, experts have advised Federal Government to use market-friendly Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to solve the nation’s infrastructural deficit.

NSE equities market cap drops N39.1bn as sell-pressures hit banking stocks. Activities in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (www.nse.com.ng) resulted to decline in index on Monday as bear visits the local bourse after bullish run in the past weeks.

Sell-offs Push Average Yield to 3.5%, as market expects N495bn inflow. Afrinvest www.afrinvest.com, a leading investment banking firm has said sell offs pushed average yield up to 3.5% last week.