Monday, 4th November 2013 | In Monday’s trading in the forex market the prices for the main currencies fell at the end of the day except for the selling rate of the US dollar which rose by 8 cents.
Dealers bought the equivalent of US$38,865,150 and sold US$37,680,070 with $34,232,617 of the amount purchased being US dollar denominated. The rate fell by 20 cents to $104.44 at the end of trading and they sold US$35,353,266 at $105.22 for the an increase of 8 cents.
The amount of Canadian dollars bought amounted to C$1,722,688 at $98.75 down 90 cents, selling amounted to $831,706 at $100.95, down a cent. Dealers bought £1,801,287 at $165.98 down 15 cents and they sold £856,587 at $168.796 down 34 cents.
High & Lows | The highest selling rate for the US dollar was $106.50 up 50 cents for the day and the lowest rate was $85.38, up 4 cents while selling was as high as $109.41, with no change for the day and as low as $85.17, down by $16.83.
The highest selling rate for the Canadian dollar was down 20 cents to $101.70 and the lowest rate was $80.14, up 13 cents while selling was as high as $103.52 up 21 cents and as low as $96.75, up 20 cents.
The highest selling rate for the British Pound was $169.50 down $1 and the lowest rate was $143.38, down 62 cents, while selling was as high as $173.23 up $1.64 and as low as $161.90 down 75 cents.