Bank of Jamaica auctioned off US$20 million on Wednesday and the amount seems to have swollen foreign exchange trading volumes on Thursday, with dealers buying the equivalent of US$70.98 million and selling US$70.8 million.
On Wednesday dealers bought US$50.45 million versus US$31.03 million on Wednesday and in US currency they bought US$58.56 million, at an average of J$130.30 versus J$129.68 on Wednesday, when they purchased US$45.41 million. The rate to buy the US dollar by the public, rose to an average of J$131.22, in trading US$59.51 million from J$130.51 for US$27.84 million on Wednesday.
The selling rate for the Canadian dollar rose to J$107.94 from J$107.43, at the close on Wednesday while the British Pound was more costly, with J$172.97 buying the British currency versus J$172.62 previously and the euro, fell in value against the Jamaican dollar, with it taking J$156.51 to buy the European common currency, versus J$157.01 previously.
Inflows up J$ falls to $131.22 – Thursday
September 14, 2017 by
