FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 22 January 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity improved significantly, opening with a surplus of ₦2.58 trillion due to large inflows from bond and NTB maturities. This eased funding pressures, leading to a slight decline in average funding rates. Overnight and repo…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 21 January 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity swung into a sharp deficit of ₦973.9bn, driven mainly by sizable OMO sales and SLF borrowings, despite SDF placements and bond coupon inflows. As a result, funding conditions tightened, with average funding cost rising…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 20 January 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity opened in a strong surplus of ₦3.77tn, buoyed by a sizeable OMO repayment despite CBN liquidity sterilisation via OMO and SDF. Funding conditions remained stable, with OPR and OVN rates flat at elevated levels. Treasury…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 19 January 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity improved, opening with a surplus of ₦2.24 trillion, supported by higher DMB placements at the CBN’s SDF and primary market repayments. Despite ample liquidity, average funding costs edged higher as overnight rates spiked…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 15 January 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity improved to ₦2.13tn, supported by strong SDF placements and primary market repayments. Funding costs rose, with the OPR unchanged at 22.50% and the OVN increasing to close at 22.78%. Treasury Bills The NTB market closed…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 14 January 2026
System Liquidity Banking system liquidity moderated to ₦2.07tn, reflecting a decline from the prior session despite higher SDF placements. Funding conditions tightened slightly, with the OPR steady at 22.50% and OVN closing higher at 22.71%. Treasury…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 13 January 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity improved sharply to ₦2.21tn, driven by sizeable OMO maturities inflows despite SLF borrowings. Funding costs edged higher, with the OPR closing at 22.50% and the OVN rate rising to 22.70%. Treasury Bills The NTB market…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 12 January 2026
System Liquidity System liquidity opened at ₦1.47tn, supported by primary market inflows despite lower SDF placements. Funding conditions eased, with the OPR closing at 22.50% and the OVN rate declining to 22.68%. Treasury Bills The NTB market traded…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 8 January 2026
System Liquidity Money market liquidity moderated, opening at ₦1.20tn, down ₦456.38bn d/d due to ₦1.14tn NTB settlement, partly offset by ₦514.25bn maturities. Funding costs eased, with OPR at 22.50% and OVN at 22.71%. Treasury Bills NTB secondary…
FINANCIAL MARKETS TODAY – 7 January 2026
System Liquidity Money market liquidity remained tight, opening at ₦1.66 trillion, pressured by reduced SDF placements and ₦235 billion SLF borrowing. NTB auction activity also weighed on liquidity, pushing average funding costs higher, with OVN closing…
