Nigerian bourse up by 0.50%
04 August 2017 |
5:40 am
The Nigerian bourse closed up for the second day running in Wednesday's trade as the NSE All-Share Index advanced by 0.50 per cent. Sewa Wusu, Head of Research, SCM Capital joins CNBC Africa for more.
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