Culled—Proshare
February 11, 2019/Zedcrest Capital
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KEY INDICATORS
| Indicator | Value | Commentary |
| Inflation | 11.44% | As at January 16, 2019. A c.16bps increase from 11.28% recorded in November 2018 |
| MPR | 14.00% | Left Unchanged for the 15th Consecutive Time at the Jan. 22, 2019 MPC Meeting |
| External Reserves | $42.95bn | As at February 8, 2019. A c.0.05% decrease from $42.97bn on February 7, 2019 |
| Brent Crude | $61.95pb | As at February 11, 2019. A c.0.62% decrease from $61.57pb on February 8, 2019 |
Bonds
The Bond market opened the week on a quieter note, with yields trending lower by c.4bps due to continued buying interests witnessed on the mid to long end of the curve at the start of the session. We however witnessed slight profit taking on the 2028s which was sold back to 14.81% having reached a low of 14.71% in the early hours of trading.
Whilst we expect improved results from the Q4 2018 GDP figures to be released tomorrow and inflows from bond coupon payments of c.N47bn on Wednesday, we expect that market players would continue to trade cautiously in light of the uncertainties around the forthcoming elections.
| Benchmark FGN Bonds | |||
| Description | Bid (%) | Offer (%) | Day Change (%) |
| 15.54 13-Feb-20 | 14.98 | 14.16 | (0.06) |
| 14.50 15-Jul-21 | 14.99 | 14.58 | 0.00 |
| 16.39 27-Jan-22 | 14.87 | 14.33 | (0.02) |
| 14.20 14-Mar-24 | 14.59 | 14.19 | 0.03 |
| 12.50 22-Jan-26 | 14.73 | 14.55 | (0.01) |
| 16.29 17-Mar-27 | 14.75 | 14.58 | (0.02) |
| 13.98 23-Feb-28 | 14.82 | 14.77 | (0.11) |
| 12.15 18-Jul-34 | 14.65 | 14.53 | (0.04) |
| 12.40 18-Mar-36 | 14.68 | 14.59 | (0.06) |
| 16.2499 18-Apr-37 | 14.51 | 14.39 | (0.06) |
Source: Zedcrest Dealing Desk
Treasury Bills
The T-bills market turned slightly bearish as market players reacted to the liquidity squeeze from the OMO and wholesale FX sale by the CBN today. Yields consequently trended higher by c.5bps on the day, following slight selloff on the short end of the curve. Despite the system illiquidity, client demand remained strong for the 360-day OMO bill offered by the CBN, which recorded a total sale of c.N35bn of the 10bn offered on the Tenor.
We expect the T-bill rates to remain elevated due to the liquidity squeeze in the money market, whilst a further OMO auction by the CBN will likely force rates higher.
| Treasury Bills | |||
| Description | Bid (%) | Offer (%) | Day Change (%) |
| 14-Feb-19 | 12.50 | 10.00 | (1.00) |
| 14-Mar-19 | 12.50 | 10.00 | 0.50 |
| 4-Apr-19 | 11.25 | 11.10 | 0.10 |
| 2-May-19 | 11.50 | 10.00 | (1.45) |
| 13-Jun-19 | 12.95 | 11.75 | (0.80) |
| 18-Jul-19 | 12.95 | 12.75 | (0.35) |
| 1-Aug-19 | 14.50 | 14.30 | (0.25) |
| 12-Sep-19 | 14.80 | 14.50 | (0.10) |
| 3-Oct-19 | 14.95 | 14.80 | 0.00 |
| 14-Nov-19 | 14.90 | 14.80 | (0.10) |
| 5-Dec-19 | 15.00 | 14.75 | 0.00 |
| 2-Jan-20 | 15.00 | 14.90 | 0.00 |
Source: Zedcrest Dealing Desk
Money Market
Rates in the money market spiked significantly as system liquidity which opened the session in negative territory of c.N127bn negative was further aggravated by the OMO (c.N37bn) and Wholesale FX sales (c.$210m) by the CBN. The OBB and OVN rates consequently ended the session at an YTD high of 43.33% and 47.50% respectively, as banks were not able to access the CBN’s SLF to fund their deficits.
We expect rates to trend lower tomorrow, as banks would be able to access the CBN’s SLF window to fund their obligations at cheaper rates.
| Money Market Rates | ||
| Current (%) | Previous (%) | |
| Open Buy Back (OBB) | 43.33 | 18.67 |
| Overnight (O/N) | 47.50 | 19.42 |
Source: FMDQ, Zedcrest Research
FX Market
At the Interbank, the Naira/USD rate remained unchanged at N306.70/$ (spot) and N357.10/$ (SMIS). The NAFEX rate in the I&E window depreciated further by c.0.06% to N361.95/$, whilst the cash and transfer rates at the parallel market remained unchanged at N359.00/$ and N365.00/$ respectively.
| FX Market | ||
| Current (N/$) | Previous ( N/$) | |
| CBN Spot | 306.70 | 306.70 |
| CBN SMIS | 357.10 | 357.10 |
| I&E FX Window | 361.95 | 361.73 |
| Cash Market | 359.00 | 359.00 |
| Transfer Market | 365.00 | 365.00 |
Source: CBN, FMDQ, REXEL BDC
Eurobonds
The NGERIA Sovereigns remained slightly bearish in today’s session, with yields rising further by c.6bps as a slightly stronger US dollar, lower oil price, and renewed trade uncertainties continue to place a dent on the recent EM resurgence.
In the NGERIA Corps, yields were relatively flat across board, with investors maintaining a slightly bearish bias on the DIAMBK 19s and UBANL 22s.
