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Naira gains 4.1% on dollars to exchange at ₦‎742 per $1 on Tuesday

The naira on Tuesday appreciated against the dollar as it exchanged at ₦‎742.10 at the Investors and Exporters window.
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 Tuesday appreciated against the dollar as it exchanged at ₦‎742.10 at the Investors and Exporters window.

The local currency gained by 4.06% compared to the ₦‎773.50 it exchanged for against the dollar on Monday.

The open indicative rate closed at ₦‎761.24 to the dollar on Tuesday.

A spot exchange rate of ₦‎807.15 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day's trading before it settled at ₦‎742.10.

The naira sold for as low as ₦‎738 to the dollar within the day's trading.

A total of $42.26 million was traded at the investors and exporters window on Tuesday.

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