FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 18 December 2024
Money Market System liquidity continued to be negative but experienced some relief as statutory revenue inflows helped alleviate the illiquidity. However, interbank rates stayed high due to the FGN bond auction settlement of c.₦211 billion, FX…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 17 December 2024
Money Market Liquidity in the system showed some improvement but was still negative. Consequently, interbank rates remained high, with the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) and the Overnight Rate (O/N) settling at 32.33% and 32.75%, respectively. Outlook: We…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 16 December 2024
Money Market System liquidity remained negative despite some inflows, including the signature bonus. Consequently, interbank rates continued to be elevated, with the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) and the Overnight Rate (O/N) closing at 32.22% and 32.81%,…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 12 December 2024
Money Market System liquidity deteriorated today following the net NTB auction settlement of ₦252.17 billion today. As a result, interbank rates remained elevated. Specifically, the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) and the Overnight Rate (O/N) settled at…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 11 December 2024
Money Market System liquidity remained negative as more deposit money banks (DMBs) continued to rely heavily on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) standing lending facility (SLF) window to fund their operations. Consequently, interbank…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 10 December 2024
Money Market System liquidity fell deeper into negative territory, primarily due to yesterday’s OMO auction settlement debit of ₦1.559 trillion. As a result, interbank rates rose further, with the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) increasing by 0.68% to…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 09 December 2024
Money Market The week began with a deficit in system liquidity, attributed to the debit of ₦772.93 billion from the OMO auction settlement and CBN’s CRR operations last Friday. This liquidity shortfall was further worsened by today’s OMO…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 05 December 2024
Money Market System liquidity remained strong but experienced a slight decline due to the settlement of the NTB auction (net debit of ₦173.44 billion). Consequently, interbank rates increased, with the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) rising by 50 bps to…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 04 December 2024
Money Market Increased inflows improved interbank liquidity further today. As a result, interbank rates relaxed further, with the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) dropping by 20 bps to 26.36% and the Overnight Rate (O/N) decreasing by 40 bps to 26.71%.…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 03 December 2024
Money Market System liquidity improved further today due to additional inflows. Consequently, interbank rates eased further, with the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) decreasing by 62 bps to 26.56% and the Overnight Rate (O/N) falling by 78 bps to 27.11%.…