Wednesday, 15th January 2014 | The purchasing of foreign currency totalled the equivalent of US$28,558,748 and sales amounted to US$29,402,338 or just US$1 million difference.
Trading in individual currencies saw US$23,930,242 being purchased at an average of $105.98 for an 11 cent decline and sales of US$24,603,488 for a 5 cent increase to $106.76. Buying of the Canadian dollar amounted to C$917,128 at $96.28 for a fall of 46 cents and selling saw the rate increasing by 71 cents to $98.61 as C$1,904,805 was sold. The British Pound was purchased at $173.90 by dealers as they bought £2,215,311 as the rate moved up by $1.17 for the day and sold £1,636,308 at $175.95, down by $1.28.
Other currencies bought amounted to the equivalent of US$160,030 and selling was for US$342,780.
Highs & Lows | The highest buying rate for the US dollar closed at $107.50, an increase of 25 cents, the lowest buying rate climbed 17 cents to $87.01. The highest selling rate remained unchanged at $109.41 and the low jumped $16.18 to $102.60.
The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar ended at $98.60, a 66 cents decrease, while the low closed up 29 cents at $78.31. The highest selling rate increased by $1 at $101.50 and the lowest closed down 25 cents at $94.10.
The highest buying rate for the British Pound ended at $176.75, up 55 cents and the low was unchanged at $140.27. The highest selling rate was up by 36 cents to end at $178.47 and the low closed up 80 cents at $169.80.
