<P> The Abuja Securities and Commodities Exchange (ASCE) is (besides the Nigerian Stock Exchange) one of two principal stock exchanges in Nigeria . It is located in Abuja, the country's capital, and it was founded in 1998 . </P> <P> The ASCE is primarily involved with the trading of commodities such as maize, sorghum and millet, as opposed to trading in securities such as bonds and company stock . </P>

When was asce incorporated as a state exchange