Naira records slight gain at official window of FX market

The Naira, on Thursday, reversed days of depreciation against the American dollar at the official window of the foreign exchange market.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) foreign exchange data showed that the Naira closed at N1, 534.78/$1 as against the N1, 535.61/$1 it traded on Wednesday.

This represents a gain of 0.83 for the local currency against the American greenback.

On the black market, the Naira lost N5 against the dollar to trade at N1,535/$1, as against the previous day’s rate of N1,530/$1.

The local currency gained N5 against the British Pound to trade at N2,120/£1 as against the previous day’s rate of N2,125/£1.

It, however, closed flat against the Canadian dollar to trade at N1,200/CA$1.

The Naira lost N20 against the Euro to trade at N1,790/€1 as against the previous day’s rate of N1,770/€1.

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