The naira, for the seventh consecutive day, appreciated at the official window to trade at N1,431/$1 on Friday March 22, 2024.
That was the best rate since February 5, 2024 when it closed at N1419.86/$1, according to data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM).
This represents a gain of N22.28 for the local currency when compared to the N1,453.28/$1 it traded the previous day.
The intra-day high was N1,468/$1 while the intra-day low was N1,301/$1 representing a lean spread of N167/$1.
Similarly, the Naira appreciated against the dollar at the parallel window to trade at N1,480/$1, this represents an appreciation of N20.00 as against the N1,500 /$1 it traded the previous day.
The Naira closed flat against the British Pound to trade at N2,000/£1 same as the previous trading day’s price of N2,000/£1.
The Canadian dollar, however, closed flat against the Naira to trade at N1,270| CA$1 same as the N1,270| CA$1 it traded the previous day representing a decline of N20 in the local currency.
The naira gained N20 against the Euro to trade at N1,650/€1 as against the previous closing price of N1,670/€1
