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First Nigerian bank on GSE, Retailers lead JSE losses

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Access Bank completed its Initial Public Offer (IPO) on the Ghana exchange, becoming the first Nigerian bank to list on the exchange. Access raised 29.62 million cedis ($6.8 million) from the listing.

Retailers led the JSE lower on Thursday as investors awaited Christmas trading reports from SA’s shopping malls. The all share index wound up -0.66% lower. Meanwhile the rand lost some ground against the dollar on thin trade.

Naira is expected to hit 500 against the dollar on the black market.

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