November 7, 2017/@ZedcrestCapital
Key Macro-Economic Indicators
| Inflation | 15.98% | Declined marginally by 0.02% in September from 16.01% in August 2017 |
| MPR | 14.00% | Left unchanged at 14.00% at the MPC meeting of September 2017 |
| External Reserves | $33.93billion | Accreted by 2.05% as at 3rd November from $33.89bn on 2nd November |
| Brent Crude | $62.34/b | Appreciated by 0.43% |
Sources: NBS,CBN
The Bonds Market
The bond market opened the week on a relatively quiet note with only few trades totaling N1.7billion executed on four maturities. Some buys on the 2027 and 2037 maturities however pushed yields slightly lower by an average of 1bps across the curve. We expect yields to decline slightly tomorrow, with some more client demand expected on the long end of the curve.
| Table 1: Benchmark FGN Bonds Yields as at Nov. 6, 2017 | |||
| Description | Bid (%) | Offer (%) | Day Change (%) |
| 16.00 29-Jun-19 | 15.10 | 15.03 | (0.01) |
| 15.54 13-Feb-20 | 15.02 | 14.95 | 0.00 |
| 14.50 15-Jul-21 | 15.13 | 15.06 | 0.00 |
| 16.39 27-Jan-22 | 14.76 | 14.69 | (0.01) |
| 14.20 14-Mar-24 | 15.05 | 14.98 | (0.01) |
| 12.50 22-Jan-26 | 15.07 | 15.00 | 0.00 |
| 16.29 17-Mar-27 | 15.04 | 14.97 | 0.00 |
| 12.15 18-Jul-34 | 14.76 | 14.69 | (0.05) |
| 12.40 18-Mar-36 | 14.74 | 14.67 | (0.04) |
| 16.25 18-Apr-37 | 14.77 | 14.70 | (0.02) |
Sources: FMDQ, Zedcrest Research
Treasury Bills
The T-bills market was also scantily traded today, due to the tight liquidity in the market. Market players however bought some short tenured bills, in anticipation of a decline in yields due to expected inflows of N233.76bn in OMO maturities later in the week. The medium to long end of the curve traded flat, as the CBN conducted another OMO T-bill sale of N25.46bn 185-day bill at 17.80% and N32million 94-day bill at 16%. We expect yields to decline slightly tomorrow, with market players expected to cherry pick some of the high yielding bills in the market.
Table 2: Benchmark Treasury Bills Rates as at Nov. 6, 2017
| Description | Bid (%) | Offer (%) | Day Change (%) |
| 7-Dec-17 | 19.10 | 18.85 | 0.00 |
| 4-Jan-18 | 17.80 | 17.55 | 0.00 |
| 1-Feb-18 | 17.60 | 17.35 | 0.00 |
| 1-Mar-18 | 17.60 | 17.35 | 0.00 |
| 5-Apr-18 | 17.70 | 17.45 | 0.05 |
| 3-May-18 | 17.70 | 17.45 | 0.45 |
| 14-Jun-18 | 17.85 | 17.60 | 0.00 |
| 5-Jul-18 | 17.00 | 16.75 | 0.00 |
| 2-Aug-18 | 16.20 | 15.95 | 0.00 |
| 13-Sep-18 | 16.00 | 15.75 | 0.00 |
| 4-Oct-18 | 15.65 | 15.40 | 0.05 |
Sources: FMDQ, Zedcrest Research
| Table 3: OMO Auction Result – 6 November 2017 | ||||
| Tenor | Rate (%) | Offer (NBn) | Sub (N’bn) | Sale (N’bn) |
| 94 day | 16.00 | 20.00 | 0.032 | 0.032 |
| 185 day | 17.80 | 40.00 | 25.46 | 25.46 |
Sources: FMDQ, Zedcrest Research
The Money Market
The OBB and OVN rates closed today at 37.50% and 38.92%, relatively unchanged from its previous day’s levels, as the tight liquidity in the market was sustained by an OMO T-bill sale and FX interventions by the CBN in the wholesale, SME and Invisibles segment of the market estimated at $195million. System Liquidity is consequently estimated to close today at c.N100bn short from a negative opening figure of N75bn, due to debits for the OMO T-bill sale for today. We expect rates to close slightly higher tomorrow, as the CBN is expected to debit banks for today’s SMIS and continue with its regular OMO auctions in the market.
| Table 4: Money Market Rates | ||
| Current (%) | Previous (%) | |
| Open Buy Back (OBB) | 37.50 | 36.33 |
| Overnight (O/N) | 38.92 | 39.42 |
Sources: CBN, Zedcrest Research
The FX Market
The CBN Official spot rate remained stable its previous day rate of N305.90/$, as the CBN intervened in the Interbank market to the tune of $195million in the wholesale, SME and Invisibles segments of the market. Rates at the Investors and Exporters FX window closed at N360.05/$ from N360.57/$ in the previous session, while the parallel market rate appreciated by 0.03% to close at N361.20/$
| Table 5: FX Rates | ||
| Current (N/$) | Previous ( N/$) | |
| CBN Spot | 305.90 | 305.90 |
| CBN SMIS | 330.00 | 330.00 |
| I&E FX Window | 360.05 | 360.57 |
| Parallel Market | 361.20 | 361.30 |
Sources: FMDQ, CBN, Bloomberg, Rexel BDC, Zedcrest research
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