Oil & gas stocks plunge on trade war fears
By CNBC
07 June 2019 |
5:42 am
Nigeria’s equities market closed bearish on Monday dragged by heavy losses in the oil and gas sector. Oise Ajayi, Senior Analyst at Meristem Securities joins CNBC Africa to discuss activities that will shape the trading day.
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