Markets
| % Change | YTD (%) | ||
| NGX ASI | 65,003.39 | 1.68% | 26.68% |
| Brent Crude Oil | 81.07 | 1.80% | -5.63% |
| Natural Gas | 2.71 | -1.60% | -33.90% |
| I&E FX Window | 777.82 | 2.00% | -73.60% |
| Parallel Market | 790.00 | 5.95% | -6.78% |
| Nigerian Treasury Bill (Average Yield %) | 4.06% | 0.00% | -33.77% |
| FGN Bonds (Average Yield %) | 12.96% | 0.02% | 9.68% |
| Gold | 1,961.71 | -0.40% | 8.13% |
| Cocoa | 3,415.00 | 0.80% | 31.05% |
- On Friday, NGX ASI was up by 1.68%, increasing by 1,072.67 points to close at 65,003.39, representing a week gain of 3.89%, 4-week gain of 9.57%, and an overall year-to-date gain of 26.83%.
- Oil prices rose nearly 2% on Friday to record a fourth consecutive weekly gain. Brent crude futures rose US $1.43, or 1.8%, to settle at US $81.07 a barrel, with a weekly gain of about 1.2%. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude ended US $1.42, or 1.9%, higher at US $77.07 a barrel, its highest since April 25. WTI gained nearly 2% in the week.
