Parallel market sustains Naira at N232 as BDCs sales decline

The Naira, on Friday, sustained its traded value at N232, amidst complaints of decline in sales by operators of Bureau de Change (BDCs).
Meanwhile, the official rate at the inter-bank window lost N0.02 to exchange at N197.
Traders at the parallel market said that the market was still leveraging on the challenges faced by operators of BDCs to make extra money.
A BDC operator, who spoke on conditions of anonymity, said that the regulations of the apex bank was still having great toll on their operations.
He added that they still purchase forex from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on bi-weekly basis but were finding it difficult to sell.