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Nigeria bond auction raises 56 bln naira, less than half of amount on offer

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Nigeria bond auction raises 56 bln naira, less than half of amount on offer

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Nigeria raised 56.05 billion naira ($179 million) in a bond auction on Wednesday, less than half the amount on offer as domestic pension funds and insurance firms cut orders due to low yields, traders said on Thursday. The Debt Management Office (DMO) offered 135 billion naira worth of bonds maturing in 2021, 2027 and 2037, but investors shunned the auction to take positions in the relative liquid secondary market….

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