Yields on Nigeria’s government bonds fell sharply on Wednesday with the 5-year bond down 101 basis points after opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari won the presidential election in Africa’s biggest economy, a dealer told Reuters.

The 2019 debt fell to 14.02 percent from 15.03 percent on Tuesday.

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