Buoyant FX trading on Friday

Trading in the Jamaican foreign exchange market on Friday saw relatively of high volumes for with dealers buying the equivalent of US$46,633,736 and selling US$39,279,414, in contrast with US$44,241,712 purchased and US$39,776,239 sold on Thursday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$42,784,797 compared to US$40,866,243 on Thursday, with the buying rate for the US dollar rising 1 cent to $121.35. A total of US$37,116,900 was sold versus US$38,015,855 on Thursday as the selling rate slipped 1 cent to $121.87. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell $1.10 to end at $87.62 with dealers buying C$1,343,026 and selling C$557,528, at an average rate that fell $1.10 to $89.70. The rate for buying the British Pound rose 92 cents to $168.64 for the purchase of £1,864,225, while £489,331 was sold, with the rate falling 41 cents to $170.13. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, climbed $1.28 to close at J$133.24, from Thursday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$130.66 for a rise of $1.43 from Thursday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$288,389 being bought, while US$1,069,050 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at are, a jump of $1.20 in the highest selling rate for the US dollar that ended at $128.90, the highest selling rate of the Canadian dollar climbed $1.85 to $94.45 and the highest selling rate for the British Pound gained $2.73 to $178.42.