Nigeria’s stock market maintains bearish stance
By CNBC Africa
27 July 2016 |
12:29 pm
The 200 basis point hike of the monetary policy rate by the Central Bank of Nigeria continued to unnerve the fixed income markets as sentiments maintained a bearish stance.
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