A bit more J$ needed to buy foreign currencies

In Thursday’s forex trading, authorized dealers purchased more foreign currency than they sold, in contrast to Wednesday when they sold more than the amount bought. Dealers bought the equivalent of US$32,981,835 versus US$32,537,413 on Wednesday, and sold the equivalent of US$29,532,263 compared with US$38,133,906 on Wednesday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$30,856,612 compared to US$26,802,568 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 1 cent to $112.32 and US$28,145,549 was sold versus US$34,429,946 on Wednesday, the selling rate remained at $112.74. The Canadian dollar buying rate lost $1.57 to $100.04 with dealers buying C$551,113 and selling C$512,953 at an average selling rate that increased by 31 cents to $102.56. The rate for theBritish Pound declined $1.12 to $180.08, for the purchase of £873,202, while £453,368 was sold, the rate climbed by 67 cents to $181.86. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$111,872, while selling was for the equivalent of US$347,657.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates remained unchanged at $113.10, $91.85 and $117.70 respectively, and the lowest selling rate fell, 9 cents to $110. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar fell 42 cents to $102.30, the lowest buying, the highest and the lowest selling rates remained unchanged at $80.97, $105. 50 and $97.55 respectively. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, declined $1.08 to $182.80, the lowest buying rate dropped $7.52 to $145.25. The highest selling rate fell $1.25 to $187.25 and the lowest selling rate remained at $175.