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Naira exchanges ₦‎770.38 to dollar, drops 16.19%

The naira on Monday depreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging ₦‎770.38 to the dollar.
A trader changes dollars with naira at a currency exchange store in Lagos February 12, 2015.    REUTERS/Joe Penney
A trader changes dollars with naira at a currency exchange store in Lagos February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Joe Penney

The naira on Monday depreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, exchanging ₦‎770.38 to the dollar.

The local currency showed a 16.19% decrease when compared with ₦‎663.04 it exchanged to the dollar at the close of business on June 16.

The open indicative rate closed at ₦‎703.50 to the dollar on Monday.

An exchange rate of ₦‎799 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at ₦‎770.38.

The naira sold for as low as ₦‎461 to the dollar within the day’s trading.

A total of $78.03 million was traded at the official Investors and Exporters window on Monday.

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