Nigeria’s equities market closed the MPC week in green, rising by 0.41 percent or N196billion in the trading week ended Friday, February 21.
Consumer goods and insurance stocks led the market into the positive region despite major dips by banking and oil & gas stocks.
In the review trading week, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released Nigeria’s inflation report which showed headline inflation rate dropped to 24.48 percent in January after rebasing as against 34.80 percent in December 2024.