30 May 2013, Sweetcrude, Lagos – Local and international financial market products and services update.
NIGERIA: The World Bank and its subsidiary, the International Finance Corporation, IFC, on Tuesday announced plans to invest about $1 billion (N159 billion) in Nigeria’s energy sector in the next couple of months. Speaking at the Nigerian Institute of Management’s, NIM, Corporate Leaders Forum in Lagos, Marie Francois Marie-Nelly, World Bank Country Director, Nigeria, said the investments will be in terms of Partial Risk Guarantees for gas supply and Independent Power Plants valued at $800 million and $200 million respectively.
EUROPE: European stocks were little changed, after the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index yesterday dropped to a three-week low, as investors awaited U.S. data on house sales and economic growth. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 0.2 percent to 302.95 at 8:25 a.m. in London. The Stoxx 600 dropped 1.9 percent yesterday amid concern in the U.S. Treasury market that the Fed will begin to taper bond purchases as the world’s largest economy strengthens.
INDIA: Most Indian stocks fell, paring a monthly advance, as earnings of some of the biggest companies lagged behind estimates and as regional equities declined. Two stocks declined for every one that rose on the S&P BSE Sensex, which retreated 0.1 percent to 20,119.51 at 12:10 p.m. in Mumbai.
CHINA: China’s economy is proving less responsive to credit, escalating pressure on Premier Li Keqiang to strengthen the role of private enterprise. The government’s broadest measure of credit rose 58 percent to a record 6.16 trillion yuan ($1 trillion) in January-to-March, when gross domestic product gained 7.7 percent, compared with 8.1 percent a year earlier.
Bonds – Correction in the markets on Tuesday with yields up an average 10bps on the long end. Weak offshore interest in the long end of the curve in the last week.
Bills – Quiet session on Tuesday, rates coming off as demand steadily trickles into the market. Expectation is that with the maturity on Thursday rates will drop lower and the CBN will also come out to offer OMO and try and mop up some of the liquidity.
Money Market – OBB and unsecured O/N rates closing on Tuesday at 11.50% and 11.75%. The CBN came out to offer N40billion in OMO bills on Tuesday but failed to make any sale as market liquidity levels are already quite low.
Indicative Currency Exchange Rates
Bid Offer
EURUSD 1.2966 1.2976
GBPUSD 1.5160 1.5170
USDJPY 100.73 101.13
USDCHF 0.9589 0.9609
GBPEUR 1.1692 1.1702
USDZAR 9.8045 9.9045
USDNGN 157.85 158.60
JPYNGN 1.5671 1.6171
CHFNGN 164.62 168.62
EURNGN 204.67 208.67
GBPNGN 239.30 243.30
ZARNGN 16.10 18.10
Commodities
Brent futures rose toward $103 a barrel on Thursday as the dollar weakened, regaining ground from their biggest slide in almost a month the day before.
Interest rates
NIBOR (%) LIBOR (%)
O/N 13.2083 USD 1 month 0.1937
7 Day 13.5000 USD 2 month 0.2310
30 Day 13.7083 USD 3 month 0.2757
60 Day 14.0000 USD 4 month 0.3181
90 Day 14.2917 USD 6 month 0.4162
USD 12 month 0.6907
Y/Y Consumer Inflation April 2013 : 9.1%
FX Reserves: 22 May 2013 (USD bn) 48.432
MPR 12.00%
Source: Reuters, Bloomberg, Central Bank of Nigeria, Financial Market Dealers Association Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria.
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