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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.

The naira exchange rates diverged due to imbalance in the volume of foreign currency demanded and supplied in the forex markets. On one side, the naira recorded gain against the US dollar. At the other end, exchange rate worsened.