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Nigeria_Fixed Income Daily: Yields moderate at week close

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Amidst sustained tight system liquidity, Interbank Call rate moderated to 21.7% (previous: 34.50%). At the FX Interbank market, the Naira appreciated NGN2.86 to NGN281.14/USD.Trading in T-bills market turned bullish as bargain hunting resurfaced with yields declining 94bps on average across maturities. Particularly, the 209DTM (-476bps) and 272DTM (-312bps) recorded the most notable decline in yields to close at 10.00% and 10.97% respectively. Similarly, the bond market traded with a bullish bias as yields declined 42bps on average across traded maturities. The most notable yield declines were recorded on the 15.10% FGN APR 2017 and 16.39% FGN JAN 2022 bonds, down 176bps and 36bps to 12.21% and 14.22% respectively.Notwithstanding today’s gains, we anticipate cautious trading in the coming sessions as investors weigh the developments in the macro-environment following the “BREXIT” decision.


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