System Liquidity

Ample liquidity kept funding rates stable at 26.5%. OPR held at 26.50%, while O/N eased slightly by 5bps to 26.95%.

Treasury Bills

Muted trading with light demand in Jan–Apr OMO bills. Benchmark NTB mid-rate closed steady at 17.23%.

FGN Bonds

Bullish activity on 2031s and 2033s drove yields lower. Average mid-yield dropped 37bps to 16.63%.

Eurobonds

African Eurobonds traded mixed-to-bullish on Fed cut expectations after weak payrolls. Nigerian yields averaged 7.88%.

Nigerian Equities

ASI gained 30bps to 139,394.75 points. Strong rallies in PZ, DANGSUGAR, and NASCON boosted Consumer Goods. Market breadth positive with 40 advancers.

Foreign Exchange

Naira strengthened 0.53% to ₦1,506.84/$ on better dollar supply. Reserves rose $38m to $41.53bn.

Commodities

Oil rose modestly after OPEC+’s smaller output hike. Brent closed at $66.02. Gold hit record above $3,600/oz on Fed cut bets.

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