The US dollar closed Monday’s trading higher against the Iraqi dinar across the markets of Baghdad and Erbil, recording an increase compared with morning rates.

At Baghdad’s Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya exchanges, the dollar traded at IQD 168,800 per $100, up from IQD 168,600 earlier in the day.

Local exchange shops in the capital raised their selling rate to IQD 169,250 per $100, while the buying rate stood at IQD 168,250.

In Erbil, the dollar followed a similar upward trend, with the selling rate reaching IQD 168,800 per $100 and the buying rate settling at IQD 168,700.