Naira Jumps in Parallel Market After Central Bank Warns Traders

  • Local currency unit gains 15% in the unauthorized market
  • Naira exchange rate remains volatile in the official market

A customer counts Naira banknotes at a market in Lagos, Nigeria.

Photographer: Damilola Onafuwa/Bloomberg
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The naira jumped in Nigeria’s parallel market on Wednesday as local traders responded to a warning from the central bank against currency speculation.

The naira’s unofficial rate was 810, representing a 15% increase in the Nigerian currency from Monday’s level of 950, according to Abubakar Mohammed, chief executive of Forward Marketing Bureau de Change Ltd. in Lagos.