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Naira Reclaims Value after Banks Update on FX The Nigerian naira gained across foreign exchange (FX) markets after local banks release fresh updates on foreign currency sales to their customers. In the investors and exporter window, the Nigerian naira ended the previous week at N445.67 to a United States dollar. Demand pressures slow down at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Fixing (NAFEX) window as the exchange rate had crossed N460, it was opened at N445.75 in the just concluded.  The scarcity of foreign exchange has worsened the naira exchange rate in the official and unofficial markets, and things may get…

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NASD Securities Exchange Struggles to Upturn Downturn The NASD Securities Exchange has continued to struggle to upturn its week-on-week downturn that has reduced the over-the-counter (OTC) market valuation below N940 billion. Due to the weak buying interest in the OTC market, year to date return has turned negative amidst a similar price depreciation in the Nigerian Exchange market. Data from the OTC exchange showed that the NASD OTC Securities Exchange Index return decreased by 0.45% to close the week at 711.61 points against 714.80 reported in the previous week. At the close of the trading session, the NASD investors lose…

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