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Naira depreciates by 4.41% against dollar at official market

The naira on Monday depreciated at the official market, trading at N1670

• October 28, 2024
President Bola Tinubu, Naira and Dollar
President Bola Tinubu, Naira and Dollar

The naira on Monday depreciated at the official market, trading at N1670.65 to the dollar.

Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market revealed that the naira lost N70.65.

This represents a 4.41 per cent loss compared to the previous trading date on Friday, October 25, when it exchanged at N1,600 to a dollar.

Also, the total daily turnover reduced to 81.17 million dollars on Monday down from 284.93 million dollars recorded on Friday.

At the Investor’s and Exporter’s window, the naira traded between N1,677 and N1,585.67 against the dollar.

(NAN)

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