Naira rises to N1,680/$ in parallel market

Thu, Oct 17, 2024
By editor
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Economy

THE Naira, yesterday, appreciated to N1,680 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,690 per dollar last weekend.

Similarly, the Naira appreciated to N1,552.92 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM.

Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,552.92 per dollar from N1,641.27 per dollar last weekend, indicating N88.35 appreciation for the Naira.

The volume of dollars traded (turnover) in the official market declined by 44 per cent to $343.71 million from $616.73 million traded last  Friday.

Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NAFEM rate widened to N127.08 per dollar from N48.73 per dollar last weekend.

A.I

Oct. 17, 2024

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