The Nigerian Exchange Limited opened in the reds on the first trading session of the week as investors lost N89bn.
This comes as the National Bureau of Statistics released the inflation figure for September which stood at 26.72 per cent, signalling an increase of 0.92 per cent points when compared to the August inflation figure of 25.80 per cent.
The data from the NBS showed that the top four items driving inflation year-on-year include Food and non-alcoholic beverages, Housing, water, electricity, gas & other fuel, Clothing and footwear; and Transport at 13.84 per cent, 4.47 per cent, 2.04 and 1.74 per cent respectively.
The inflation figure was the focus for investors this week alongside the release of third-quarter earnings reports of companies listed on the exchange.
