Dollar sales up further on Tues.

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Demand for the dollar increased further in the Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) auction on Tuesday, registering at $154.255 million, compared to $141.990 million on Monday, at an exchange rate of 1,170 Iraqi dinars per dollar. “The demand hit $1 million in cash, covered by the bank at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars, and $153.255 million in foreign transfers outside the country covered by the bank 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 15 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