MON JUNE 10 2024-theGBJournal| Sentiments in the FGN bond secondary market was bearish, as the average yield expanded by 2bps to 18.6%.
Across the benchmark curve, the average yield advanced at the short (+2bps) and mid (+7bps) segments due to the selloffs of the MAR-2025 (+6bps) and FEB-2031 (+12bps) bonds but remained unchanged in the long end.
Trading in the NTB secondary market was bullish, as the average yield contracted by 4bps to 22.0%. Across the curve, the average yield declined at the short (-3bps), mid (-3bps), and long (-5bps) segments as participants demanded the 17DTM (-4bps), 178DTM (-4bps), and 346DTM (-5bps) bills, respectively.
Similarly, the average yield dipped by 6bps to 21.9% in the OMO segment.
Meanwhile, the overnight lending rate expanded by 44bps to 31.1% in the absence of any significant funding pressure on the system.
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