FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 25 August 2025
System Liquidity Interbank liquidity improved with CRR inflows, pushing OPR and O/N lower to 26.50% and 26.92%. Rates remained anchored around 26.5%. Treasury Bills The T-bills market stayed quiet as investors awaited auction results, with slight OMO…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 21 August 2025
System Liquidity CBN sold ₦897.19bn in OMO bills from ₦1.015tn subscriptions, easing funding pressure after a ₦392.74bn bond coupon inflow. OPR and O/N rates stayed flat at 26.50% and 27.00%. Treasury Bills T-bills trading was muted as focus shifted to…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 20 August 2025
System Liquidity OMO maturities boosted interbank liquidity, driving rates lower. OPR fell 5.60% to 26.50%, and O/N declined 5.40% to 27.00%. Treasury Bills Market stayed quiet ahead of the NTB auction, with light trades in short NTBs and select OMO.…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 19 August 2025
System Liquidity ₦854.46bn OMO maturity boosted liquidity, pulling OPR and O/N down 30bps to 32.10% and 32.40%. Last official liquidity update was 15 Aug 2025. Treasury Bills Trading was quiet, with mild buying in short NTBs (20-Nov) and offers on 5-Feb…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 18 August 2025
System Liquidity Funding costs stayed high as the OPR and O/N rates each rose 30bps to 32.40% and 32.70%, with system liquidity at ₦94.6 billion deficit. Treasury Bills The NTB market began the week on a soft note, as tight liquidity drove mixed…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 14 August 2025
System Liquidity System liquidity stayed in deficit at about ₦35.30bn, driving higher funding costs as the OPR and O/N rates rose to 32.30% and 32.60%, respectively, amid elevated DMB borrowings from the CBN’s SLF. Treasury Bills Amid tight system…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 13 August 2025
System Liquidity System liquidity fell to a ₦32.23 billion deficit as DMBs’ borrowings from the CBN’s SLF window rose ₦56.3 billion to ₦311.7 billion, pushing the OPR up 340bps to 32.10% and the O/N rate up 310bps to 32.50%. Treasury Bills The NTB market…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 12 August 2025
System Liquidity System liquidity fell by ₦151.1 billion from ₦313.9 billion, pushing OPR and O/N rates up by 228bps and 240bps to 28.70% and 29.40%, respectively. Treasury Bills The NTB market closed bearish, with average yield rising 2bps to 17.90% as…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 11 August 2025
System Liquidity Liquidity moderated as system balances dropped ₦436.38Bn, driven by SLF borrowings which rose to ₦186.3Bn from ₦25.0Bn. Despite the tighter conditions, funding costs eased slightly with OPR at 26.42% and O/N steady at 27.00%. Treasury…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 7 August 2025
System Liquidity System liquidity rebounded to a ₦229.4 billion surplus following a ₦173.25 billion NTB settlement. Funding rates were broadly stable, with the OPR unchanged at 26.6% and the O/N rate up slightly by 2bps to 27.02%. Treasury Bills The NTB…