Thursday, 4th July 2013 | The US dollar selling rate rose by 18 cents in Forex trading with the rate closing at 101.68 as buying took place at 12 cents less than on Wednesday at 100.63. US$15.66 million was purchased and selling took place for US$16.86 million.
There was more buying of pound and Canadian dollars than the amounts sold. Overall the equivalent of $19.05 million were purchased and US$19.6 million was sold on a day when buying rate for the Canadian dollar moved up 38 cents to $94.85 but the selling rates slipped by 17 cents to close at $96.59. The pound dropped by $1.38 buying and $1.07 selling.
The highest a lowest buying and selling rates also showed a mixed picture with the highest buying rates moving up 1 cent for the US dollar, $1.25 for the Canadian dollar and down $1.75 for the pound. There was no change for the lowest selling rates for the US and the Canadian dollars but the Pound put on $1.83. The highest selling rates were 53 cents up for the US dollar, no change for Canadian and $2.67 up for the Pound. The lowest selling rates were $15.25 down for the US dollar and 65 cents up for the Canadian dollar and 30 cents off for the Pound.
