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, Wednesday.

Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that the USD recorded a closure rate of 155,500 IQD to 100 in al-Kifah and al-Harithiya Central Exchanges, 400 IQD below the opening rate this morning.

The selling and buying rates of the USD in Baghdad's parallel markets settled at 151,500 and 149,500 IQD to 100, respectively.

In the capital city of the Kurdistan region, USD selling and buying rates stood at 150,850 and 150,800 IQD to 100, respectively.