{
  "id": 14026271,
  "title": "Nigerian stocks shed N407 billion, banking sell-off drags market lower",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/nigerian-stocks-shed-n407-billion-banking-sell-off-drags-market-lower",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T18:43:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/12/nigerian-stocks-shed-n407-billion-banking-sell-off-drags-market-lower/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigerian stock market began the week on Monday, October 12, 2026, in red as total equities market capitalisation contracted from N161.26 trillion recorded on Friday, October 9, to N160.85 trillion, losing N407.30 billion. The post Nigerian stocks shed N407 billion, banking sell-off drags market lower appeared first on Nairametrics .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}