FIXED INCOME MARKET
Money Markets
Open Buy Back (OBB) and Overnight (ON) rates trended lower to settle at 6.50% and 7.17% from 8.33% and 8.50% respectively on Friday, suggesting higher liquidity levels in the system today. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) today, rolled over maturing special bills of ca ₦4.5 trillion for ca 35, 63 and 91 days respectively, with the longest tenor offered around 6.00% levels.
Treasury Bills
The NTB secondary market saw a subdued trading session today, with offers seen on 25 August 2022 paper between 6.50% and 6.65% levels, bids however were around 6.75% levels. Overall, average rates remained unchanged due to weak traded volumes. The OMO secondary market was also very quiet, with little or no activity seen across the curve. Thus, average rate remained flat, day-on-day.
Bonds
The FGN bonds secondary market opened the week on a muted note, albeit with a bullish undertone. Mild demand was seen on the 2028, 2035 and 2036 maturities at ca 11.30%, 12.30% and 12.40% levels respectively. Thus average yields declined 4bps day-on-day.
Eurobonds
The Eurobonds secondary market was mixed today, as the nation’s finance minister confirmed the FGN plans to issue the first tranche of the Eurobonds on 11 October 2021, with ca $3 billion expected to be raised. Demand was seen at the short-end of the yield curve, while sell-offs were recorded at the mid to long end of the yield curve, thus, average yield declined ca 1bps, day-on-day.
Equities
The Nigerian Equities Market opened the week on a negative note, with the Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index (NSE ASI) losing 0.40% day-on-day, to close at 39,326.67pts, while market year-to-date loss expanded to -2.34%. This was largely due to losses in Oando Plc (-5.00%), Zenith Bank Plc (-0.61%), and GTCO Nigeria Plc (-0.18%).
The NSE Consumer goods index gained ca 1.17% while the NSE Industrial Goods, Oil and Gas and Banking indices lost ca 1.43%, 1.15% and 0.15% respectively, day-on-day.
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc led the volume chart with ca 51.69 million units, while Zenith Bank Plc led the value chart with ca ₦220.26 million worth of trades.
Foreign Exchange
In the parallel market, the Naira depreciated against the U.S Dollar, Pound Sterling and Euro to ₦527.00/$1.00, ₦714.00/₤1.00 and ₦612.00/€1.00 from ₦524.00/$1.00, ₦713.00/₤1.00 and ₦608.00/€1.00, respectively. FMDQ Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Fixing (NAFEX) appreciated to ₦411.63/$1.00 from ₦412.00/$1.00.
Commodities
Global crude oil prices rose today, on sustained optimism of a recovery in crude oil demand, even as investors anticipate a scheduled 0.4million barrels per day boost to production volumes following the conclusion of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting scheduled to hold on Wednesday 01 September 2021. Hence, Brent Crude oil price gained ca 0.33% day-on-day to settle at $72.98pb, while WTI also rose ca 0.10% to $68.82pb, as at report time. Spot Gold lost ca 0.18% day-on-day to $1,816.20 per ounce as at report time.
