The Naira on Tuesday gained 2.3 points to appreciate against the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos.

The Nigerian currency traded at N360, stronger than N362.3 posted on Monday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed N497 and N428.

Trading at the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment showed that the Naira closed at N362 to the dollar, the CBN regulated rate, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N497 and N428.

At the investors’ window, the Naira was sold at N361.61, while it exchanged at N305 at the CBN window.

Across the country, the Naira exchanged as shown in the table and graph below

Dollar Pound sterling Euro
Lagos 360 497 428
Abuja 362 506 435
PH 362 502 428
Kano 361.2 497 429

 

Exchange rates across major Nigerian cities

Currency traders noted that the stability of the Naira had brought some air of integrity to the market.

The Naira remained stable at the foreign exchange market due to aggressive interventions of the CBN.

As the key economic fundamentals remained strong and positive, experts believed that the nation’s currency would remain strong and stable in the week ahead.

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