Thursday, 16th January 2014 | Trading in United States currency resulted in US$18,717,231 bought at a 4 cents increase to $106.02 and US$22,309,751 was sold at $106.83 for a 7 cents increase. But the coveted currency was bought by end users as high as $111.49. There was buying of C$959,746 at $96.06 for a fall of 22 cents and selling of C$511,228 at $98.03, which was down by 57 cents. Purchases took place for £864,483 with the rate falling by $1.99 to $171.92 and £560,854 was sold at $175.20, a decline of 75 cents.
Other currencies traded amount to the equivalent of US$194,967 being purchased and selling of US$173,291. Overall the total amount of foreign currencies bought came to the equivalent of US$21,183,611 and US$23,871,986 was sold.
Highs & Lows | The highest buying rate for the US dollar closed at $107.50 and the lowest buying rate at $87.01 as both remained unchanged at the end of trading. The highest selling rate jumped by $2.08 to close at $111.49 and the low jumped $1.30 to $103.90.
The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar ended at $98.45, a 15 cents decrease, while the low closed down 46 cents at $77.85. The highest selling rate decreased by 50 cents at $101 and the lowest closed down 30 cents at $93.80 and continues to reflect Canadian economic weakness, which is seen in the fall in the value of the currency worldwide.
The highest buying rate for the British Pound ended at $175.70, a decline of $1.05, the low was up by 54 cents to $140.81. The highest selling rate declined by 34 cents to end at $178.13 and the low dropped by $25.60 to close at $144.20.
