Naira Depreciates In Parallel Market, No Longer N1,590 Per Dollar

The Naira depreciated to N1,600 per dollar in the parallel market yesterday, down from N1,590 over the weekend.

Conversely, the Naira appreciated to N1,607.15 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM).

Read Also BREAKING: Court Delivers Ruling On Sale Of Nigeria Air To Ethiopian Airlines

Data from FMDQ indicated that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM dropped to N1,607.15 per dollar from N1,617.08 per dollar last Friday, marking a N9.93 appreciation for the Naira.

However, the volume of dollars traded in the market decreased by 41.3 percent to $77.09 million, compared to $131.55 million traded over the weekend.

As a result, the margin between the parallel market and NAFEM rates narrowed to N7.15 per dollar from N27.08 per dollar last Friday.

Related articles

Nollywood Actress Allwell Ademola Dies At 43

The Nigerian film industry is in mourning following reports...

Super Eagles Starting Line Up For Nigeria Vs Tunisia

Coach Eric Chelle has made two significant changes to...

U.S. Cruise Missiles Miss Targets In Nigeria [VIDEO]

Several Tomahawk cruise missiles reportedly failed to hit their...

US, Nigeria Give Conflicting Details On Recent Airstrikes Against Terrorists

Following surprise U.S. strikes against militants in Nigeria, it...

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here