The Naira, on Thursday, slumped after weeks of steady gain against the American dollar at the official window as the domestic currency traded at N1,154/$1, according to data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM).
At the end of trading on Thursday, the Naira lost N82 against the dollar when compared to the previous exchange rate of N1,072/$1 on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
The intra-day high and low recorded during the day were N1,220/$1 and N1,000 /$1 respectively, representing a lean spread of N220/$1.
Similarly, the Naira slumped against the dollar at the parallel market, also known as the black market, to trade at N1,100/$1 representing a loss of N50 when compared to the N1,050/$1 it traded the previous day.
The British Pound also slumped against the Naira by N100 to trade at N1,450/£1 as against the previous trading price of N1,350/£1 representing a loss of N100 for the local currency,
The Canadian dollar, however, closed flat against the naira to trade at N1,000/CA$1 same as the previous trading day rate of N1,000/CA$1.
The Euro also slumped against the Naira to trade at N1,2000/€1 as against the rate of N1,1500/€1 the previous trading rate indicating a gain of N50 in the European currency.
