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Exchange rate falls at black market as forex liquidity declines by 89.8%

Chike Olisah by Chike Olisah
November 5, 2020
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Naira-Dollars, Exchange rate falls at black market as forex liquidity declines by 89.8%

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Forex turnover declined by 89.8% as Nigeria’s exchange rate at the NAFEX window remained stable against the dollar to close at N386/$1 during intra-day trading on Wednesday, November 4.

Also, the naira depreciated against the dollar, closing at N464/$1 at the parallel market on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, as BDCs get another round of dollar supply from CBN.

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This is also as businesses that were shut down due to the outbreak of violence in Lagos and some parts of the country during the protests against the special anti-robbery unit (SARS) and police brutality by the Nigerian youths get back to full activity.

Parallel market: According to information from Abokifx – a prominent FX tracking website, at the black market where forex is traded unofficially, the Naira depreciated against the dollar to close at N464/$1 on Wednesday. This represents a N1 drop when compared to the N463/$1 that it exchanged for on Tuesday, November 3.

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  • The local currency had strengthened by about 7.8% within the one week in September at the black market, as the CBN introduced some measures targeted at exporters and importers, in order to try to boost the supply of dollars in the foreign exchange market, and reduce the high demand for forex by traders.
  • The CBN has sold over $500 million to BDCs since they resumed forex sales on Monday, September 7, 2020. This was expected to inject more liquidity to the retail end of the foreign exchange market and discourage hoarding and speculation.
  • However, the exchange rate against the dollar has remained volatile after the initial gains made, following the CBN’s resumption of sales of dollars to the BDCs.
  • The President of the Association of Bureau De Change Operators, Aminu Gwadebe, said he expects the impact of the extra liquidity in the market to be gradual.
  • Despite the drop in speculative buying of foreign exchange, the huge demand backlog by manufacturers and foreign investors still puts pressure and creates a volatile situation in the foreign exchange market.

NAFEX: The Naira remained stable against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window on Wednesday, closing at N386/$1.

  • This was the same rate that it exchanged for on Tuesday, November 3.
  • The opening indicative rate was N386.05 to a dollar on Wednesday. This represents a 5 kobo drop when compared to the N386 that was recorded on Tuesday.
  • The N386 to a dollar is the highest rate during intraday trading before it closed at N386 to a dollar. It also sold for as low as N384/$1 during intraday trading.
  • Forex turnover: Forex turnover at the Investor and Exporters (I&E) window declined by 89.8% on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.
  • According to the data tracked by Nairametrics from FMDQ, forex turnover dropped from $231.35 million on Tuesday, November 4, 2020, to $231.56 million on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.
  • The CBN is still struggling to clear the backlog of foreign exchange demand, especially by foreign investors wishing to repatriate their funds.
  • The sharp increase in dollar supply after the previous trading day’s drop reinforces the volatility of the foreign exchange market. The supply of dollars has been on a decline for months due to low oil prices and the absence of foreign capital inflow into the country.
  • As part of the measure to check forex abuse and illegal transactions, the CBN last month directed the freezing of accounts of about 38 companies.
  • The average daily forex sale for last week was about $169.93 million, which represents a huge increase from the $34.5 million that was recorded the previous week.
  • Total forex trading at the NAFEX window in the month of September was about $1.98 billion, compared to $843.97 million in August.
  • The exchange rate is still being affected by low oil prices, dollar scarcity, a backlog of forex demand, and a shaky economy that has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Chike Olisah

Chike Olisah

Chike was a banker with over 11 years experience in retail and commercial banking, risk management, treasury portfolio management and relationship management. He also acquired some experience in financial management and do have some special interest in investment analysis and personal finance. He had stints with financial institutions like the former Intercontinental Bank and Fidelity Bank.

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