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The average yield on Nigerian Treasury bills decreased as portfolio investors became more interested in naira assets in spite of negative interest rates and concerns about inflation. There was a surge in demand on the secondary market for bills with a maturity duration of 24 days and 171 days. Demand for long dated bills was relatively quiet.

Nigeria’s sovereign Eurobonds experienced positive trading activity in the international market, which caused yield to decline by 7 basis points. Foreign investors logged fresh demand for Nigeria’s US dollar, causing the average yield to decline by 0.07% to 9.91%, according to Cowry Asset Management Limited.