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Nigeria 2023 bond yield up 365 bps after central bank almost doubles yield on one-year T-bill

  • The bid-offer spread widened at the short end of yield curve due to thin liquidity on the bond market, traders said.
Published February 5, 2021 Updated February 5, 2021 07:51pm
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ABUJA: Nigeria's 2023 bond yield rose 365 basis points on Friday after the central bank almost doubled the yield it paid on the one-year open market Treasury bill at the previous session, traders said.

The bid-offer spread widened at the short end of yield curve due to thin liquidity on the bond market, traders said.