Naira dips amidst 153% drop in dollar supply

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The value of the Naira against the US dollar closed at N411.83/$1 on Thursday at the official Investors and Exporters window.

Naira depreciated against the US dollar on Thursday to close at N411.83 to a dollar, representing a 0.21% drop compared to N410.95/$1 recorded on Wednesday.

The Naira however continued to maintain stability against the US dollar on Thursday at the parallel market to close at N502 to a dollar. This was the same rate that was recorded on Wednesday.

The dollar supply to the Forex market dropped significantly by 152.5% as demand pressure and speculation persist.

At the official I&E window, Naira depreciated against the US dollar on Thursday to close at N411.83/$1. This represents an 88 kobo drop when compared with the N410.95/$1 recorded the previous day.

The opening indicative rate closed at N410.79/$1 on Thursday, representing a 36 kobo gain when compared with the N411.15/$1 recorded on Wednesday.

An exchange rate of N420.77 to a dollar was the highest rate recorded during intra-day trading before it closed at N410.95/$1, while it also sold for as low as N400/$1 during intra-day trading.

Forex turnover at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window dropped significantly by 152.5% on Thursday.

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Francis Ogwo
The young and goal driven writer and cinematographer started his journalism as a print journalist in Kaduna in 2005 writing for Kaduna Chronicles Newspapers, Liberator Newspapers where he became the South Bureau Chief. In 2008, he moved into TV production with an employment into Siverbird Television and Rhythm Fm as a Correspondent. He got certified by Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria(ITPAN) in 2009. After five years of hardwork and training, he was employed as Associate Producer, Moments With Mo and subsequently Producer, Playground on HipTV. Francis currently majors in documentaries and high profile scripts for news and movies. He is currently a Senior Contents Producer at News Central TV

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