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Govt Securities Low Yields Ignite Market Growth
Some capital market operators have ascribed the 1.2 per cent growth recorded last week by the Nigerian Stock Exchange to renewed interest in the equities market.
The market growth followed decline in yields from treasury bills and government bonds. The operators told newsmen in Lagos that the new stance of the Central Bank of Nigeria to tackle inflation and rising debt profile contributed to the market growth.
The CBN Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on Dec. 26, warned Federal Government to stop accumulating debts for future generations.
Sanusi said that the current level of debt, if unchecked, could cause hardship for future generations.
Alhaji Rasheed Yussuf, the Managing Director, Trust Yield Investment Ltd., said that investors were moving funds away from money market because of the Sanusi’s remarks on the increasing debt stock.
Yussuf said that investors were also moving away from government securities to equities in anticipation of apex bank’s review of the monetary policies in 2013.
He said that opportunities in the market were enormous and that institutional investors were taking positions in the market ahead of 2013.
Yussuf said that the market was closing on a positive note this December for the first time since the market crashed.
Mr Emeka Madubuike, the Managing Director of Compass Securities Ltd., said that improved results declared by quoted companies boosted investor confidence in the market. Madubuike said that both retail and institutional investors increased their participation in the market so as to be part of the success story.
Mr Wale Idowu, a stockbroker, said that the reforms introduced into the market needed to be sustained for sustainable growth. He said that there was the need for more investor education to increase local participation
The All Share index of the Nigerian Stock Exchange rose last week by 1.69 per cent to close at 27,866.51 against 27,402.05 recorded in the preceding week.
Also, the market capitalisation of the listed equities grew by N147 billion to close at N8.907 trillion. This was against the decline of N90.95 billion recorded in the preceding week to close at N8.76 trillion. A total of 571.08 million shares worth N5.246 billion were traded in 7,579 deals in the week against the 1.29 billion shares valued at N13.73 billion traded in 20,499 deals in the preceding week.
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