The NGXASI inched up by 0.03% today to close at 104,560.02pts, as the gains recorded in ACCESSCORP (+3.13%), UNILEVER (+9.65%) and UBA (+0.80%) drove the local equities market into the green.

In the fixed income space, the Treasury Bills secondary market exhibited a positive performance given the buying interests seen across the benchmark curve. As a result, Average T-Bills yield declined by 7bps to close at 21.05%. However, the FGN Bond market traded on a slightly negative note as the Average FGN Bond yield inched up by 1bp to close at 19.05%.

At the NFEM window, the Naira appreciated by 0.34% to close at NGN1,598.95/USD. Crude oil price (Brent) fell by 0.51% to USD64.55pb.

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