J$ gains against Pound and Canadian

The Jamaican dollar lost further value against the US dollar, on Friday but gained against the Canadian dollar and the British Pound. Authorized dealers purchased the equivalent of US$35,659,548 versus US$26,064,042 on Thursday, and sold the equivalent of US$29,494,019, compared with US$24,932,112 on Thursday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$32,605,602 compared to US$23,625,487 on Thursday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 6 cents to $112.66 and US$27,680,260 was sold versus US$23,263,499 on Thursday. The selling rate inched up 5 cents to end at $113.18. The Canadian dollar buying rate, remained unchanged at $97.46 with dealers buying C$1,296,781 and selling C$686,153, at an average selling rate that slipped 11 cents, to $99.37. The rate for buying the British Pound declined $1.16 to $174.98, for the purchase of £678,082, while £313,710 was sold, at $177.22, a fall of $1.28. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$878,919, while the equivalent of US$720,097, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, closed 5 cents up to $113.40, the lowest buying and highest selling rates were unchanged at $92.52 and $118.56 respectively and the lowest selling rate fell back $18.49 to $92.01. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 90 cents, to $100.75, the lowest buying rate fell 4 cents to $79.39, the highest selling rate closed 50 cents lower at $101.95. The lowest selling rate slipped $1.79 to $95.21. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, dropped $3.97 to $177.80. The lowest buying rate dipped 79 cents to $142.88, the highest selling rate slipped 83 cents to $181.39 and the lowest selling rate, fell 95 cents to $172.15.