The naira traded flat at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market on Friday.
The rate stood at N1,490 per dollar at the parallel market —
same as the rate traded on May 29.
Speaking to TheCable in Lagos, currency traders, also known
as bureau de change (BDC) operators, quoted the buying rate of the greenback at
N1,470 and the selling price at N1,490 — leaving a profit margin of N20.
At the official window, the local currency depreciated
marginally by 0.08 percent to N1,485.99 on Friday — from N1,484.74 on May 30.
According to FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the official FX trading in Nigeria, during Friday’s trading hours, the exchange rate recorded a high of N1,550/$ and a low of N1,174.88/$.
The daily foreign exchange market turnover stood at $218.52
million.
On May 29, the Association of Bureau De Change Operators
(ABCON) called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to review the minimum
capital base for tier-1 operators to N500 million and tier-2 operators to N100
million.
Aminu Gwadabe, president of ABCON, spoke during an emergency
meeting of bureau de change (BDC) operators.
On May 22, CBN released the approved guidelines for BDC
operations in the country.
The apex bank raised the capital requirement for tier-1 BDC
operators from N35 million to N2 billion, while tier-2 operators were mandated
to have a capital base of N500 million.
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