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Investors continue search for high yield investment option has continued to trigger portfolio adjustment, rebalancing amidst the worsening inflation condition in Nigeria. Last week, the average yield on Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) bond spiked by 23 basis points in the secondary market over sustained risk off sentiment on local borrowing instruments.

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.