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Naira crashes by N10.3 against Dollar, closes at N1,681/$ on Official Market

The naira depreciated by N10.3 against the U.S. dollar at the official window on Wednesday.

According to data from the FMDQ Exchangeโ€™s official trading platform, which oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the local currency closed at N1,681/$, down from N1,671/$ on Tuesday.

This reflects a 0.61 percent loss compared to the previous dayโ€™s rate.

Additionally, total daily turnover decreased to $196.78 million on Wednesday, down from $218.77 million on Tuesday.

At the Investor and Exporter (I&E) window, the naira traded within a range of N1,690 to N1,620 against the dollar.