The naira closed flat at 364 per United States dollar on
Wednesday, the same rate it closed on Monday and Tuesday.
This is despite a $414m injection into the foreign exchange
market by the Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday.
The naira had posted a marginal gain against the United
States dollar at the parallel market on Monday, closing at 364/dollar.
The local currency closed at 365/dollar on Sunday.
The local currency closed at 371/dollar about two weeks ago,
having appreciated to 374/dollar from 382/dollar recorded the previous week.
Following the CBN’s continued supply of the dollar to the
forex market, the local currency has recorded major appreciation from its
all-time-low of 520/dollar.
Meanwhile, the CBN is planning to sell N133.24bn ($424m)
worth of Treasury bills at an auction next week.
The CBN said on Wednesday that it was planning to offer
N28.12bn worth of three-month debt, N55.12bn in six-month bill and N50bn in
one-year note, using the Dutch auction system on June 21.
By Daily Post Staff
