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Naira gains, exchanges at N1,142 against dollar

The naira, on Friday, April 12, 2024, appreciated at the official market, trading at N1,142.38 to the dollar.

Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), revealed that the naira gained N88.23.

This represents a 7.16 per cent gain when compared to the previous trading date on Monday, April 8, exchanging at N1,230.61 to a dollar before the Sallah holiday.

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The total daily turnover increased to $281.34 million on Friday up from $125.55 million recorded on Monday.

Meanwhile, at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, the naira traded between N1,265 and N1,100 against the dollar.

It would be recalled that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), during its policy meetings in February and March, implemented a total of 600 basis points in interest rate increases.

This helped tackle dollar scarcity, reduced volatility, and decreased reliance on parallel markets.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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