The naira was quoted at 455 to the dollar on the black market on Monday, firmer than 460 at its previous session
Nigeria's
central bank intervened on Monday with dollar sales to support the
naira, which ended at 305.50 per dollar, a range it has closed at for
nearly two months, traders said.
Traders said the
bank, which has been selling dollars regularly to prop up the currency,
sold around $1.5 million towards the close of Monday's trade after the
market was open for nearly four hours with no deals.
The
naira was quoted at 455 to the dollar on the black market on Monday,
firmer than 460 at its previous session, as international money transfer
operators had started to sell dollars to retail currency outlets. The
currency had weakened to a record low of 495 per dollar on the black
market last month.
The bank held a dollar forward
auction last Friday to clear a backlog of demand from airlines,
manufacturers and other companies, as the country's currency crisis
deepened. Result of the auction was yet to be published, traders say.
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