Nigeria stocks rose to a more than three-year high on Tuesday after gaining for five straight days as foreign investors snapped up shares ahead of year-end earnings, traders said.

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The main share index climbed 1.06 percent to cross 38,000, a level it last reached in October 2014, Reuters reports.

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