Naira depreciates to N1,420 in parallel market

Naira depreciates to N1,420 in parallel market

The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,420 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,410 per dollar on Monday

But the naira appreciated to N1,390.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market,  NFEM.

Data  from the Central Bank of Nigeria,  CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira fell to N1,390.5 per dollar from N1,425 per dollar on Monday,  reflecting  N34.5 appreciation for the naira. 

Consequently, the margin between the parallel and official markets widened  to N29.5 per dollar from N15 per dollar  on Monday.

Culled from vanguard