THE naira exchanged at N473/$ at the parallel market on Monday, after trading at N477/$1 last week. At the Investors & Exporters forex window, the naira hit a high of N422/$ before closing …
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Exchange rate settles above N400/$1 for one week straight, first time at NAFEX
by Market Forces Africa 4 minutes readTHE exchange rate between the naira and the dollar depreciated closing at N404.67/$1 at the NAFEX (I&E Window) where forex is traded officially. Naira closed against the US Dollar at …
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FPI to stay sideway until CBN raise FX sales or devalue Naira –Tellimer
by Joe Agbroby Joe Agbro 4 minutes readFOREIGN Portfolio Investments (FPI) will remain sideway until the Central Bank of Nigeria is able to ramp up intervention sales or devalue naira to market clearing level, says Tellimer, an …
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Declining demand, FX illiquidity halt recovery in activity levels
by Market Forces Africa 2 minutes readFALTERING consumers demand explained the recent purchasing managers index (PMI) readings which stood below 50 index points, CSL Stockbroker, a wholly owned subsidiary of FCMB group has noted. According to …
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Naira stable scross FX markets amidst declining price of oil
by Market Forces Africa 2 minutes readNIGERIA’s local currency, Naira, was stable across foreign exchange market this week amidst monetary policy rate cut by the apex bank. The Central Bank of Nigeria sold $100 million through …
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Growth: Structural reform should precede CBN’s easing policy – Analysts
by Prince Tobyby Prince Toby 6 minutes readA SLEW of investment analysts is unimpressed with the recent monetary policy rate cut, say structural weakness in the economy needs to be addressed. Many investment banking firms stated in …
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CBN to borrow at 4.5% from SDF, lend to banks at 12.5%
by Prince Tobyby Prince Toby 3 minutes readFOLLOWING the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to lower the discount window rates, the Central Bank of Nigeria will begin to borrow from deposits money banks at 4.5% while lending to …
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Investors’ focus shift to bond auction on prospect of neutral MPC outcome
by Prince Tobyby Prince Toby 3 minutes readFIXED income investors are expected to shift attention to the Debt Management Office bond auction this week as analysts stated expectation of a neutral position as the monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting …
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Naira depreciates despite foreign exchange sales resumption
by Prince Tobyby Prince Toby 2 minutes readAgainst expectation, the Nigerian local currency, naira, depreciates despite the resumption of the apex bank weekly intervention foreign currency (FX) sales. In the week, Brent crude oil price declined 9.5% …
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Naira heads for gain against dollar as CBN resumes forex sales
by Prince Tobyby Prince Toby 2 minutes readThe restart of foreign exchange sales by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Bureaux De Change (BDCs) on Monday is anticipated to strengthen the naira against the dollar, according …