The US dollar closed Monday's trading session slightly lower against the Iraqi dinar in the markets of Baghdad and Erbil.

A Shafaq News correspondent reported that the dollar rate at Baghdad's Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya exchanges declined to 168,250 Iraqi dinars per $100, compared with 168,350 dinars recorded during the morning session.

At local exchange shops in Baghdad, selling rates remained stable at 168,750 dinars per $100, while buying rates stood at 167,750 dinars.

In Erbil, the dollar also edged down, with selling prices reaching 168,200 dinars per $100 and buying prices recorded at 168,100 dinars.