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Nigerians take direct hit from oil crash as stocks fall to 4-year low and naira weakens

Equities to remain pressured despite attractive valuations

Nigerian stocks sank to more than a four-year low on Wednesday and the naira weakened after a plunge in oil prices triggered worries over the value of the currency.

Banking shares were the biggest fallers, down 3.54% to the sub-index’s its lowest level in forty months, after the market fell for the fourth straight session.