In two months to February 2025, investors exchanged stocks worth N1.116trillion, surpassing the N1.009trillion recorded in the same period of 2023, according to recently released report on domestic and foreign portfolio investment.

The report at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) shows that in January, investors traded stocks worth N607.05billion while in February they traded stocks worth N509.47 billion.

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Foreign investors traded stocks worth N114.16billion in two months to February 2025, representing 10.22 percent, while domestic investors accounted for stocks deal worth N1.002trillion in two months to February 2025, representing 89.78 percent of the total transaction on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX).

In the same period, foreign inflow was N43.71billion, while foreign outflow was N70.45billion. Domestic retail investors traded equities worth N481.86billion in two months to February, while domestic institutional investors accounted for equities trading worth N520.50billion in two months under review.

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