FMDQ Nigeria FX Market Weekly Report.




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Please see below commentary on the Foreign Exchange (FX) market with data for the week-ended October 15, 2021. The table following the commentary compares weekly turnover for trades between banks (FMDQ Dealing Member (Banks) [DMBs]/Authorised Dealers) and their clients for the weeks-ended October 8 & 15, 2021.

In the FX Spot and Derivatives markets, the total turnover for  the week-ended October 15, 2021,  was $1,569.08 million,representing an increase of 57.47% ($572.63  million) from $996.44  million reported for  the week-ended October  8, 2021. The week-on-week (WoW) increase  in total turnover was driven by the  10.60% ($71.81 million) and  157.07% ($500.83 million)  increases in FX Spot and FX Derivatives  turnover, respectively. (See Table 1 below)

The WoW increase in FX Derivatives turnover was driven by the  1,597.65% ($381.21 million)   increase in  FX Futures  turnover

In the FX Spot market, the total value of transactions forthe  week-ended October 15,  2021, was $749.39  million, representing an increase of 10.60%  ($71.81 million) from the value of transactions executedin  the week-ended October 8,  2021 ($677.59 million)

Table 1: Weekly FX Turnover Analysis

 

Week-ended October 15, 2021

Week-ended October 8, 2021

 

WoW

% Change

Weekly

Daily

Average

 

% Share

Weekly

Daily

Average

 

% Share

($’million)

($’million)

FX Spot

749.39

149.88

47.76

677.59

135.52

68.00

10.60

Forwards

414.62

82.92

26.42

295.00

59.00

29.61

40.55

Futures

405.06

81.01

25.82

23.86

4.77

2.39

1,597.65

FX Derivatives

819.68

163.94

52.24

318.86

63.77

32.00

157.07

Total

1,569.08

313.82

100.00

996.44

199.29

100.00

57.47

 

 

 

 

 

For the week-ended October  15, 2021, the average Nigerian Autonomous  Foreign Exchange Fixing (NAFEX)  was $/₦413.40, compared to  $/₦412.98 recorded in  the previous week-ended October 8, 2021, representing a depreciation of the Naira against the United States (US)  Dollar by 0.10%  ($/₦0.42). (See Table 2 below)

Table 2: Weekly FX Rate Analysis

2021

 

 

Oct. 11

 

Oct. 12

 

Oct. 13

 

Oct. 14

 

Oct. 15

Weekly Average

Oct. 15

Weekly Average

Oct. 8

WoW

% Change

NAFEX ($/₦)

413.27

413.62

413.24

413.48

413.37

413.40

412.98

(0.10)

 

§  In the FX Futures market, $405.06  million worth of FX Futures contracts were traded in  six (6) deals, representing a WoW increase of  2,626.46% ($390.21 million)  when compared to $14.86  million FX Futures  contracts traded in  three  (3) deals  recorded  in the  week-ended  October 8,  2021