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Naira Appreciates at Black Market Amid Cryptos Dominance

by Radarr Africa
Apprehension as Naira Crashes to N700/£1 at Parallel Market

The Naira made up for lost time against the United States Dollar at the parallel market segment of the foreign exchange on Thursday, April 22.

At the unregulated market, Naira appreciated by N1 to close at N485/$ 1 as against N486/$ 1 it traded at the previous day.

Also, against the Euro, the domestic currency appreciated by N1 to sell at N577/€1 compared to N578/€1 of the preceding day but closed flat against the Pound Sterling to close at N670/£1.

According to Business Post, the Nigerian currency maintained this stability despite coming under demand pressure as the day’s turnover rose by $67.91 million or 169.2 per cent to $108.04 million from the preceding day’s $40.13 million.

At the interbank segment of the market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) still auctioned the FX to commercial banks in the county at N379/$1.

Bears Continue Rampage at Cryptocurrency Market

The cryptocurrency market remained in red on Thursday as all the seven digital coins monitored by Business Post closed bearish, with the Bitcoin (BTC) down by 9.4 per cent to sell at N24,824,837.

The Ethereum (ETH) went down by 3.6 per cent to sell at N1,098,733.63; Ripple (XRP) lost 17.3 per cent to close at N569.90; Tron (TRX) depreciated by 14.5 per cent to trade at N56.92; Dash (DASH) declined by 13.6 per cent to N133,225.52; Litecoin (LTC) fell by 8.7 per cent to trade at N116,953.42; while the US Dollar Tether (USDT) dropped 0.3 per cent to sell at N496.89.

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