July 26, (THEWILL) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has sold foreign currencies worth $148 million in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), to authorised dealer banks.
In a statement, published on its website on Friday, the apex bank said the foreign exchange (FX) was sold to the authorised dealers on July 22 and 23.
“The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold a cumulative sum of US$148,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Forty-Eight Million United States Dollars), in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) to Authorised Dealers on July 22 and 23, 2024.
“The sale of foreign exchange (Fx) was to 29 (Twenty-Nine) Authorized Dealer banks at an exchange rate of 1470.00/US$11510.00/US$1″, it said
In addition, the CBN said it bought $2 million from one authorised dealer bank at N1,505.00/$.
“The value dates for all the transactions held on July 22, 2024, was T+0, while that of July 23, 2024, was T+0,” CBN said.
On July 12, the CBN said it sold foreign currencies worth $122.67 million to 46 authorised dealers in two days to ensure stability and reduce FX market volatility.
Between July 17 and July 18, the CBN said foreign currencies worth $106.5 million were sold to 29 authorised dealer banks.
CBN said it would continue to support various segments of the official markets with liquidity in the coming weeks.
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