FDC COMMODITY UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 08, 2020

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Oil plunged by 6% in one day as doubts of the economic recovery by investors spooked markets.

At a time of growing controversy about the new PMS pump price of N160 per litre, the thoughts of a sharp drop in the price of oil will be received with mixed feelings by Nigerian consumers. Does this mean lower petrol price accompanied by a drop in government revenue? The Naira continues to wobble in the parallel market, now trading at N445/$.

The slides in the download provide a snapshot of the discussion in the Commodities segment of the Business Morning programme on Channels TV by the FDC Think Tank analyst.

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