Nigeria’s interbank overnight rate soared to 60 percent on Tuesday from 18 percent, as commercial lenders expected the central bank to debit them around 1.2 trillion naira to cover hard-currency purchases, traders said.
The central bank sold around $4 billion in spot and forward trades on the interbank market on Monday after floating the naira.
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