In Thursday’s forex trading, funds bought by dealers were US$5 million less than the amount they sold to customers. On Thursday, dealers bought the equivalent of $29,237,131 versus US$34,161,145 on Wednesday and sold the equivalent of US$34,773,160 compared to US$29,959,926 on Wednesday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$24,787,518 compared to US$29,717,816 on Wednesday as the buying rate for the US dollar, rose 10 cents to $112.31 and sold US$29,503,394 versus US$27,907,850 on Wednesday, as the rate gained 12 cents to $112.83.
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 12 cents, to $103.47 with dealers buying C$1,388,388 and selling C$3,310,920 as the rate climbed $1.14, to $106.16.
The Pound closed at $189.91, for the purchase of £1,780,267 as the rate dropped 54 cents while £1,163,718 was sold, as the rate dipped 72 cents, to $191.49. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$160,249 while selling was the equivalent of US$179,742.
Highs & Lows| The highest rate for buying the US dollar, closed with a fall of 10 cents at $113.10, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates remained unchanged at $91.85 and $117.70 respectively, whilst the lowest selling rate dropped $18.15 to $91.85.
The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar and the lowest buying rate were unchanged at $105.20 and $83.21 respectively. The highest selling rate inched up by 24 cents to $107.27 and the lowest selling rate fell $1.25 to $100.25. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, fell 80 cents to $192, the lowest buying rate dropped $7.33 to $153.97, the highest selling rate was unchanged at $198.48 and lowest selling rate dived $29.01 to $156.49, the same level as on Tuesday.
Dealers sold US$5M than they bought
July 24, 2014 by