Eurobonds, stocks, naira jump as Tinubu hits ground running

Nigeria’s new President Bola Tinubu is quickly warming himself to investors after wasting no time in announcing an end to the country’s costly fuel subsidy program and unveiling plans to adopt a single exchange rate.

Investors are already reacting to Tinubu’s pro-market policies with the country’s dollar bonds rallying. According to Bloomberg data, debt due in 2047 jumped 3.3percent to 66.750 cents on the dollar by 10:10 a.m. in London. Bonds due in 2049 gained 2.9 percent and those maturing in 2051 advanced 3.5 percent.