Thursday, 9 January 2013 | In forex trading, purchases exceeded selling moderately. Purchases amounted to US$30,897,841 and selling US$29,407,332 US dollar equivalent.
Purchases of the US dollar currency amounted to US$26,929,439 with the rate rising by 18 cents to end at $105.96 and selling amounted to US$26,877,868 for a 14 cents increase to $106.62. The Canadian dollar lost 83 cents in the buying and selling rates as C$1,235,481 was purchased for an average rate of $96.93 and C$922,969 was sold at $98.33.
Purchases of the British Pound amounted to £1,625,175, an increase of 84 cents to $173.08 and selling came to £856,530, the rate increased by $1.05 to $176. Other currencies bought amounted to the equivalent of US$183,378 with selling of US$264,394.
Highs & Lows | The highest buying rate for the US dollar closed at $107.25 and was up by 25 cents, the low was unchanged at $86.42. The highest selling rate dropped $2.07 to $108.68 and the low gained 90 cents to $103.50.
The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar ended at $99.26, a decline of 74 cents, while the low was up by 83 cents to $79.93. The highest selling rate ended with $1 off at $101.50 and the lowest closed at $94.70, down 60 cents.
The highest buying rate for the Pound ended at $176.50, up 40 cents and the low was inched up 8 cents to $139.94. The highest selling rate rose by 19 cents to end at $178.30 and the low closed at $167, down $1.50.
