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The average yield on Nigerian Treasury bills crashed to 21% in the secondary market on Tuesday following an increased position across the curve. The buying momentum was supported by a surge in liquidity levels following inflows from matured OMO bills in the market.

Buying interest in Oando Plc, Nestle Nigeria, banking names, and other supporting stocks is pushing the market capitalisation of the Nigerian bourse upward. The latest rally in the stock market has been boosted by dividend payment expectations and overall positive expectations in the Lagos bourse.

In Nigeria, a young tech-savvy and upwardly mobile population is teeming, and exploring derivable benefits of digital technologies. They are propelled by rapidly expanding internet access and steady broadband penetration, currently about 43 per cent.

Contrary to expectations that FX market intervention would help the exchange rate level around N1,000 per US dollar at the official window as predicted by Goldman Sachs, the naira disappointed, according to data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange for the official daily quote shows.

Equities investors wealth rose by over N259 billion to about N56.2 trillion on Thursday in the stock market. The gain drove Nigerian Exchange (NGX) equities market capitalization higher, thanks to bargain hunting in banking and oil and gas stocks.