April 27 (Lagos) - Nigeria sold 90 billion naira ($572.70 million) worth of debt paper maturing in 2014, 2017 and 2022 at its regular auction on Wednesday, with mixed returns on the bonds, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Thursday.               

Also, Nigeria's stock index climbed to a seven and a half month high on Thursday, lifted by gains in the banking sector and an increase in foreign capital inflows.