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Naira depreciates to N1,620/$ in parallel market - VANGUARD
By Elizabeth Adegbesan
The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1, 620 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,615 per dollar on Monday.
Likewise, the Naira depreciated to N1,590 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM).
Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira rose to N1,590 per dollar from N1,583 per dollar on Monday , indicating N7 depreciation for the naira.
Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NFEM rate narrowed to N30 per dollar from N32 per dollar on Monday.