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Naira falls to weakest level in 6 weeks at black market despite CBN intervention

Chike Olisah by Chike Olisah
November 16, 2020
in Currencies, Spotlight
Dollar, Exchange rate, FOREX, NAFEX market turnover drop by 59%, Naira crashes to N470/$1 as currency uncertainty worsens 
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Forex turnover dropped by 39%, as Nigeria’s exchange rate at the NAFEX window depreciated against the dollar to close at N386/$1 during intra-day trading on Friday, November 13.

Also, the naira depreciated against the dollar, closing at N470/$1 at the parallel market on Friday, November 13, 2020 – its weakest level in 6 weeks, despite the intervention of the CBN in the foreign exchange market – as the dollar supply is not enough to meet demand, especially as the pressure of the Christmas season sets in.

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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 N470/$1 on Friday.

This represents a N2 drop when compared to the N468/$1 that it exchanged for on Thursday, November 12.

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  • The local currency had strengthened by about 7.8% within one week in September at the black market, as the CBN introduced some measures targeted at exporters and importers.
  • This is 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.

READ: Naira continues to decline at black market despite huge dollar supply

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

  • This represents a 33 kobo drop when compared to the N385.67/$1 that it exchanged for on Thursday, November 12.
  • The opening indicative rate was N386.50 to a dollar on Friday. This also represents a 40 kobo drop when compared to the N386.10 that was recorded on Thursday.
  • The N386 to a dollar was the highest rate during intra-day trading, before it still closed at N386 to a dollar. It also sold for as low as N380/$1 during intra-day trading.
  • Forex turnover: Forex turnover at the Investor and Exporters (I&E) window declined by 39% on Friday, November 13, 2020.
  • According to the data tracked by Nairametrics from FMDQ, forex turnover dropped from $186.91 million on Thursday, November 12, 2020, to $113.95 million on Friday, November 13, 2020.
  • The CBN is still struggling to clear the backlog of foreign exchange demand, especially by foreign investors wishing to repatriate their funds.
  • The drop in dollar supply after the previous trading day’s increase, 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.
  • 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.
  • A financial expert and Managing Director of Financial Derivatives had stated that he expects the exchange rate at the parallel market to likely depreciate to N470-N475/$1 in November and December due to low oil prices that will further limit foreign exchange supply.
  • Some members of MPC of the CBN have expressed serious concerns over the increasing demand pressure in the country’s foreign exchange market. This is as obligation of manufacturers to their foreign suppliers continues to increase in the face of dollar shortages.

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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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