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THE New Vision was the most liquid counter at the Uganda Securities Exchange on Tuesday pushing up total turnover to sh182.3m, compared to sh86.7m realised a week ago.

As part of efforts of further deepening the market, the Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Tuesday, through its quotation committee, approved N18.975 billion issues for four companies in the Mortgage, Chemical & Paints, Leasing and Emerging Markets Sectors.

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The ongoing crisis in the banking industry has been identified to affecting the continuing dwindling confidence by investors in the Nigerian capital market.

SA's resource-heavy top-40 index reversed six successive sessions of gains by ending 1,57% lower yesterday after emerging-market equities were sold off due to a stronger dollar and consumer confidence in the US was weaker than expected.

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Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said the apex bank aims to keep the naira exchange rate at "around N150" per dollar and avoid fluctuations of more than 3 per cent.