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Headline : Naira extends decline at official market as rate hits N1,308/$

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The naira weakened for a fourth straight day at the official market (NAFEM) on Wednesday, sliding to a low of N1,308 per US dollar, according to data by the FMDQ Securities Exchange, as dollar supply thinned.

The naira also fell on the black market despite the CBNโ€™s dollar sales to BDCs on Monday.

A dollar sold for N1,350/$ in the black market, up from N1,270 quoted the day before, according to multiple traders who spoke with BusinessDay.

On Monday, the CBN sold dollars to the BDCs at a rate of N1,021 per US dollar, with instructions to sell to eligible end-users at a spread of not more than 1.5 percent above the purchase price.

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