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The naira showed remarkable strength, appreciating by 0.99% to close at ₦1,344.42 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). This upward trend reflects a positive shift in currency sentiment within the regulated market, with foreign payments slowing relative to US dollar volume.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mopped up $200 million in naira equivalent at the foreign exchange market as part of an effort to stabilise the local currency.

Deposit money banks (DMBs) and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) are actively positioning for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) open market operations in the new week amid high liquidity in the financial system.