Trading in the Jamaican foreign exchange market ended on Thursday at levels that is usually occurs on days when the Bank of Jamaica intervenes in the market. Trading ended with dealers buying the equivalent of US$71,660,961 and selling US$66,585,264, in stark contrast with US$33,911,551 purchased and US$32,180,833 sold on Wednesday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$69,317,642 compared to US$30,531,051 on Wednesday with the buying rate for the US dollar rising 50 cents to $121.07. A total of US$65,470,747 was sold versus US$28,521,777 on Wednesday as the selling rate climbed by 3 cents to $121.34. The Canadian dollar buying rate dropped $1.80 to end at $82.96 with dealers buying C$1,004,415 and selling C$661,128, 
at an average rate that fell $2.37 to $85.62. The rate for buying the British Pound slipped 82 cents to $169.56 for the purchase of £1,117,479, while £359,952 was sold, with the rate falling 29 cents to $171.83. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, ended with a gain of 38 cents at J$131.88, from Wednesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$129.10 for a rise of 39 cents from Wednesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$90,020 being bought, while US$138,299 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at are, a fall of $1.25 in the highest buying rate for the US dollar that ended at $120.75 and a hike of $16.97 in the lowest selling rate to $116. The highest buying rate of the Canadian dollar rose $1.50 to $88.20, the lowest buying rate rose $1 and ended at $68.81 and lowest selling rate climbed $1.50 to $80.50. The highest buying rate for the British Pound jumped $4.80 to $178.70, the lowest buying rate jumped by $4.64 to $142.84, the highest selling rate leapt $7.16 to $184.15 and the lowest selling rate was up $5.50 to $170.70.
FX trading jumps sharply on Thursday
January 28, 2016 by
