Equities extend gains: A look at Nigerian markets
By CNBC
17 September 2019 |
8:00 am
Nigeria's equities market extended gains from Thursday as a mix of Telecoms, banks and oil stocks lifted the local bourse. To review the trading week, Robert Omotunde Head of Investment Research at Afrinvest Securities joins CNBC Africa for more.
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