Dollar closes at 158,000 dinars in Baghdad, slightly less in Erbil

US dollar exchange rates rose in the markets of the capital Baghdad and in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, as trading closed on Tuesday evening.

An informed source told Al-Wasat Iraqi newspaper that dollar rates at the Kifah and Al-Harithiya exchanges in Baghdad rose to 157,500 Iraqi dinars per 100 dollars, after recording this morning 157,000 Iraqi dinars.

The source indicated that selling rates in exchange shops in Baghdad's local markets also rose, with the selling price at 158,000 dinars per 100 dollars, while the buying price registered 157,000 dinars.

In Erbil, the dollar also rose, with the selling price reaching 157,550 dinars per 100 dollars, and the buying price 157,500 dinars per 100 dollars.