Bloomberg is First to Provide Real-Time Nigerian Exchange Data

8 Oct 2009 12:00 Africa/Lagos

Bloomberg is First to Provide Real-Time Nigerian Exchange Data

NEW YORK, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The real-time market data feed from the Nigerian Stock Exchange is now available to investors across the globe via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service. With this development, Bloomberg users can access real-time trade reports, orderbook updates and index pricing from the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Bloomberg is the first vendor to carry Nigerian Stock Exchange data in real-time.


"We are excited to have our data available to Bloomberg users, which will boost our international presence and further position The Nigerian Stock Exchange as an investment destination of choice in the global securities market arena", said the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of The Exchange, Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke.


"Bloomberg is the first vendor to offer the global distribution of real time data from Nigeria. This addition reinforces Bloomberg's commitment to the emerging markets and to offer the widest possible choice of real-time data and analytical tools for our users," said Gerard Francis, Bloomberg's head of Global Emerging Markets.


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Source: Bloomberg

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