Naira Depreciates Further, Hits N1,535 Per Dollar in Parallel Market

Naira yesterday depreciated in the parallel market to N1,535 per dollar, down from N1,520 per dollar on Wednesday.

Likewise, in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the Naira fell to N1,520.24 per dollar.

Naira/Dollar

Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,520.24 per dollar from N1,512.61 per dollar on Wednesday, indicating N7.63 depreciation .

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The volume of dollars traded (turnover) in the market rose by 51 percent to $173.51 million from $114.91 million traded on Wednesday.

Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NAFEM rates widened to N14.76 per dollar from N7.39 per dollar on Wednesday.

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