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Nigerian stocks open at 2-week high following new FX rules

A security officer checks a man outside the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Lagos April 8, 2014.    REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
A security officer checks a man outside the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Lagos April 8, 2014. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
The main share index rose to 28,410 points, pushed up by a 3.6 percent gain in the banking sector, to a level last seen on May 31.
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Nigerian stocks opened at a two-week high on Thursday, rising 1.9 percent after the central bank introduced new currency rules designed to attract foreign investors.

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Since the CBN made the announcement on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, mixed reaction across the country have trailed the announcement.

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