Naira trades N1,531/$ at official window

Naira trades N1,531/$ at official window

The naira appreciated marginally against the American dollar at the official window on Wednesday.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Foreign exchange data showed that the naira appreciated to N1,531.25/$1 from N1, 536.82/$1 it traded on Friday.

This indicated that the naira appreciated by N5.57 against the dollar on a day-to-day basis.

At the black market, the naira depreciated to N1, 555/$1 as against the previous N1, 550/$1.

This represents a loss of N5 for the local currency.

The naira gained N20 against the British Pound to trade at N2,005/£1 as against the previous day N2,025£1.

The Canadian Dollar appreciated to N1,150/CA$1 as against the previous rate of N1,200/CA$1.

The naira gained N40 against the Euro to trade at ₦1, 660/€1 as against the previous ₦1,700/€1.

By: Babajide Okeowo

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