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Thursday, February 16, 2023

Naira exchanges at N461.50 to $1 in marginal gains

The naira on Wednesday exchanged at N461.50 to $1 at the Investors and Exporters window.

• February 16, 2023
Dollar and Naira
Dollar and Naira

The naira on Wednesday exchanged at N461.50 to $1 at the Investors and Exporters window.

The figure represented an appreciation of 0.04 per cent compared with the N461.67 it was exchanged on Tuesday.

The open indicative rate closed at N461.25 to the dollar on Wednesday.

An exchange rate of N462.02 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N461.50.

The naira sold for as low as N446 to the dollar within the day’s trading.

On Wednesday, a total of 89.54 million dollars was traded at the official Investors and Exporters window.

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