Shafaq News/ The U.S. dollar (USD) exchange transactions against the Iraqi dinar (IQD) closed at a lower rate in the markets of Baghdad and Erbil today, Thursday.

Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that the USD recorded a closure rate of 161,100 IQD to 100 in al-Kifah and al-Harithiya Central Exchanges, 200 IQD below the opening rate this morning.

The selling and buying rates of the USD in Baghdad's parallel markets settled at 162,000 and 160,000 IQD to 100, respectively.

In the capital city of the Kurdistan region, USD selling and buying rates stood at 160,950 and 160,850 IQD to 100, respectively.