J$ gains against US & Pound

On Monday, the Jamaican dollar gained slightly against the US dollar and the Pound but lost value against the Canadian, as authorized dealers purchased the equivalent of US$47,873,352 versus US$39,911,362, on Friday and sold the equivalent of US$42,619,796 compared with US$31,492,889 on Friday
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$41,018,591 compared to US$34,063,940 on Friday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 7 cents to $112.41 and US$36,753,282 was sold versus US$28,225,359 on Friday, the selling rate declined 1 cent to end at $112.90. The Canadian dollar buying rate, jumped 83 cents to $98.69 with dealers buying C$5,440,083 and selling C$4,885,455, at an average selling rate that rose 32 cents, to $99.44. The rate for buying the British Pound dropped $1.40 to $176.21, for the purchase of £1,094,673, while £556,852 was sold, at $179.06, a fall of 27 cents. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$363,123, while the equivalent of US$680,535, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, rose 41 cents to $113.51, the lowest buying gained 17 cents to $92.02. The highest and the lowest selling rates were unchanged at $117.91 and $91.85 respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar climbed 30 cents, to $99.85, the lowest buying rate remained at $78.44, the highest selling rate fell 55 cents to close at $101.65. The lowest selling rate gained 50 cents to $95. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, declined 70 cents to $179.30. The lowest buying rate drifted down 78 cents to $143.18, the highest selling rate climbed $2.42 to $184.58 and the lowest selling rate dropped 95 cents to $172.50.