On Monday, the Jamaican dollar slipped slightly against the US dollar and the British pound and gained against Canadian dollar as purchases of all currencies by dealers amounted to the equivalent of US$51,284,150 compared with US$30,912,231, on Friday and selling of the equivalent of US$40,876,396 versus sale of US$25,107,740, previously.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$46,738,177 compared to US$26,664,183 on Friday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 4 cents to $115.36 and US$38,332,897 was sold versus US$22,768,790 on Friday, the selling rate was up 1 cent to $115.86. 
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 51 cents to $93.98 with dealers buying C$1,976,566 and selling C$1,296,743, at an average rate that fell 33 cents to $95.36 The rate for buying the British Pound declined $1.22 to $175.33 for the purchase of £1,826,519, while £578,004, was sold, at an average rate that rose 26 cents to $178.36. At the end of trading it took J$129.97 to purchase the Euro, 46 cents less than on Friday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$127.43 for a fall of 37 cents from Friday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$159,772, while the equivalent of US$586,357, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, fell 5 cents to $116.10. The lowest buying rate remained at $94.61 and highest selling rate rose 21 cents to $121.44, while the lowest selling rate jumped $19.45 to $113.30. 
The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar fell 21 cents to $95.75. The lowest buying rate dropped 75 cents to $75.86, the highest selling rate was unmoved at $98.76 and the lowest selling rate climbed $1.40 to $91.40. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, climbed $1.65 to $180.65, the lowest buying rate jumped $17.10 to $141.10, the highest selling rate rose $1.09 to $183.22 with the lowest selling rate rising $1 to $170.
J$ declined moderately on Monday
May 11, 2015 by
