Thursday, 13th June 2013 | The Jamaican dollar reached a new low in all currencies today as dealers sold the US dollar for 32 cents more than they did on Wednesday as they bought it for an average of 45 cents more. The Canadian dollar was bought by dealers at just 6 cents more and sold it for 86 cents more, than on Wednesday and for the pound it was selling 73 cents more but 96 cents less when they purchased.
The amount of the US currency actually purchased was slight more than the amount sold US$22.45 bought and US$21.95 sold. C$1.2 million was purchased and C$944,000 sold and for the pound sterling purchases amounted to £1 million and selling £1.4 million.
Closing selling rates were US dollar, J$100.782, Canadian dollar J$99.343 and pound sterling J$157.76.