Wednesday, 4th July 2013 | Buying and selling in the forex market was almost equally divided on Wednesday with US$30.5 million purchased versus US$31 million sold as the US dollar buying rate climbed 14 cents and the selling rate inched up 6 cents. The Canadian dollar buying rate moved up 3 cents and selling rate fell 3 cents. The buying rate for the Pound sterling closed up $2.22 while the selling rate declined by 39 cents.
The highest buying rates fell for the US and Canadian dollars by 51 cents and $1.05 respectively, while that for the Pound climbed $2.35. There was no change for the lowest buying rate for the US dollar. The buying rates for Canadian dollar and Pound fell by 45 cents and 63 cents respectively. There was no change for the highest buying rate for the US dollar while the lowest rate climbed $14.84. The Canadian dollar moved up 28 cents for the highest selling rate and the lowest rate moved down by 55 cents, the Pound suffered a decline of $1.12 cent and a 75 cents decline for the lowest selling rate.
