The Jamaican dollar gained most against the British Pound and Canadian dollar, but fell moderately versus the US dollar, in trading on Wednesday. Authorized dealers purchased the equivalent of US$32,884,034 versus US$33,265,759, on Tuesday and sold the equivalent of US$32,831,045 compared with US$40,508,881 on Tuesday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$30,229,144 compared to US$27,496,261 on Tuesday. The buying rate for the US dollar gained 10 cents to $112.35 and US$31,632,195 was sold versus US$35,263,494 on Tuesday, the selling rate rose 2 cent to $112.73. The Canadian dollar buying rate, fell $1.37 to $98.28 with dealers buying C$3,177,324 and selling C$532,191, at an average selling rate that declined 49 cents, to $100.61. The rate for buying the British Pound moved down 11 cents to $178.95, for the purchase of £942,161, while £356,742 was sold, at $181.48, a fall of 13 cents. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$259,832, while the equivalent of US$149,651, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, climbed 65 cents to $113.50, the lowest buying, the highest selling and the lowest selling rates were unchanged at $91.85, $117.70 and $91.85 respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 93 cents to $101.93, the lowest buying rate remained at $79.35, the highest selling rate climbed 12 cents to $103.12. The lowest selling rate jumped $1.90 to $97.50. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, rose 45 cents to $182.20. The lowest buying rate was up by 75 cents to $145.83, the highest selling rate had no change at $187.14 and the lowest selling rate jumped $3.10 to $178.
J$ gained vs Canadian & Pound on Wednesday
October 29, 2014 by
