Hours after president Bola Tinubu announced fuel subsidy removal, Nigeria’s sovereign dollar-denominated bonds rose on Tuesday.
President Bola Tinubu said at his swearing in on Monday that a costly fuel subsidy would be removed and the central bank should work towards a unified exchange rate.
Eurobonds were up as much as 1.5 cents in the dollar, with the 2029 maturity rising to 85.88 cents at 0722 GMT . Its yield of 11.78% was the lowest since the end of February.