Surge in dollar sales on Mon.

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Demand for the dollar significantly increased in the Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) auction on Monday, reaching $133.319 compared to $73.540 million in the previous session. “The demand hit $45.810 million in cash, covered by the bank at an exchange rate of 1,176 Iraqi dinars, and $87.509 million in foreign transfers outside the country, covered at an exchange rate of 1,173 Iraqi dinars per dollar,” according to a CBI news bulletin received by IraqiNews.com news agency. None of the 19 banks that participated in today’s session offered to sell dollars. The Central Bank of Iraq runs a daily auction from Sunday to Thursday. SS (P) 1