Wednesday 10th July 2013 | There was $24.7 million in US dollar equivalent purchased by authorised dealers on Wednesday and they sold the equivalent of US$31.58 million to end users. The amount of US dollar currency purchased was less than the amount sold by US$7.2 million as US$22 million was purchased and US$29.3 million sold. There was moderately more Canadian dollars and Pound Sterling purchased than sold.
The selling rate for the US dollar fell 10 cents from Tuesday’s rate to close at $101.80, at the same time the buying rate edged up by 5 cents, closing at $101.00. The highest buying rate for the US dollar fell by $1 to close at $102.20. There was no change in the highest selling rate, while the lowest buying rate increased by 17 cents and the lowest selling rate increased by 83 cents to $83.50.
Buying of the Canadian went down by 47 cents to $94.45 and the selling rate fell by 15 cents while closing at $97.00. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar climbed by $1.05 to close at $97.50 and the highest selling rate moved up 16 cents. The lowest buying rate remained the same as for Tuesday at $93.
The buying rate of the Pound went down by 31 cents on the day to $150.50 and the selling rose by 53 cents to close at $151.89. The highest buying rate for the British Pound fell $1.60 to close at $152.40. The highest selling rate moved down by $3.85 to $154.79 and the lowest selling rates increased by 95 cents to $148.50.
