The Nigerian Stock Exchange's Year-to-Date (YTD) returns closed at 50%. In other words, the global index of all shares in the exchange went up between Jan 1 and Dec 31 2020 by 50%. We had reported that 2020 was amazing in the stock market in Nigeria: "The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) pulled off surprising performance in the face of global economic meltdown induced by COVID-19 pandemic to rank the best in the world’s stock markets," Samuel Nwite writes.