LAGOS, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Nigeria's naira slipped onWednesday then held its ground in early trades against thedollar, after two international oil companies sold the greenbackto fund their local operations, dealers said.
The unit was trading at 183.23 naira to the dollarat 0836 GMT, after it opened at 183.20, down 0.3 percent fromits previous close.
Dealers said French oil firm Total sold $16million to buy naira for its local business, while Shell sold an undisclosed amount of dollars to boostliquidity. (Reporting by Chijioke Ohuocha)