FED comments shake up rates for J$

The Jamaican dollar suffered losses on Thursday as the world major currencies gained sharply on the US dollar resulting in a decline in the value of the local currency against the Pound, the euro and the Canadian dollar, it also slipped against the US dollar as inflows declined during the period for low foreign exchange.
Dealers bought the equivalent of US$24,746,899 compared with US$26,333,879, on Wednesday while they sold the equivalent of US$27,237,059 versus US$29,923,738 previously.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$19,916,588 compared to US$21,903,791 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 16 cents at $115.87 and US$22,177,217 was sold versus US$27,504,837 on Wednesday, the selling rate rose 7 cents to $116.55. The Canadian dollar buying rate jumped $1.36 to $94.84 with dealers buying C$3,575,485 and selling C$14,665,541, at an average rate that climbed $1.70 to $95.94. The rate for buying the British Pound increased $2.28 to $181.78 for the purchase of £1,119,476, while £717,241 was sold, at an average rate that rose $1.59 to $183.72. At the end of trading, it took J$130.84 to purchase the Euro, 4 cents more than on Wednesday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$128.03 for 11 cents less than Wednesday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$147,539, while the equivalent of US$88,643 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar inched up 5 cents to $116.85, the lowest buying, the highest and lowest selling rates remained at $95.36, $122.19 and $95.36 respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar climbed $1.20 to $95.95, the lowest buying rate and the lowest selling rates ended unchanged at $74.95 and $90.50 respectively, the highest selling rate was up $1.15 to $97.88. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, climbed $1.90 to $185.15, the lowest buying rate was unchanged at $146.25, with the highest selling rate climbing $2.46 to $189.17 and the lowest selling rate jumping $23.97 to $176.