J$ holds against US, down on Pound

Buying and selling of foreign currencies were almost evenly matched on Friday, unlike trading earlier in the week, when for 3 days sales to the public were much more than the amount bought by dealers. Purchases of all currencies by dealers, translated to US$29,168,659 compared with the US$30,400,269, on Thursday and selling amounted the equivalent of US$30,094,413 versus US$38,333,066 sold on Thursday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$25,360,133 compared to US$26,474,381 on Thursday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 5 cents to $115.27 and US$27,840,423 was sold versus US$36,376,817 on Thursday, the selling rate remained at $115.80. The Canadian dollar buying rate dropped 11 cents to $90.54 with dealers buying C$1,130,911, and selling C$505,081, at an average rate that climbed 11 cents, to $92.60. The rate for buying the British Pound gained 74 cents to $174.95 for the purchase of £1,830,887, while £917,400 was sold, at an average rate of $176.54, a rise of 76 cents. At the end of trading it took J$132.37 to purchase the Euro, 11 cents higher than on Thursday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$129.84 for an increase of 18 cents from Thursday. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$141,638 while the equivalent of US$451,559, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates were unchanged at $115.90, $94.36 and $120.91 respectively. The lowest selling rate rose $17.14 to $111.50. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar eased by $1.10 to $92.50, the lowest buying rate fell 21 cents to $73.04. The highest selling rate dropped $20.65 to $95 and the lowest selling rate is down 25 cents to $88. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, gained 20 cents to $176.70. The lowest buying rate gained 67 cents to $141.56, the highest selling rate fell 52 cents to $181.11 and the lowest selling rate increased 80 cents to $170.55.