J$ loses against US gains on others

The Jamaican dollar fell in value against the US but gained on Canadian dollars and the British Pound on Friday. Purchase of all currencies by dealers, translated to US$36,907,493 compared with the US$32,199,150, on Thursday and selling of the equivalent of US$31,955,892 versus US$32,727,717 sold on Thursday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$32,907,129 compared to US$28,635,833 on Thursday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 24 cents to $115.21 and US$29,758,416 was sold versus US$29,864,735 on Thursday with the selling rate climbing 20 cents to $115.72. The Canadian dollar buying rate lost 42 cents to $92.16 with dealers buying C$1,482,650, and selling C$995,859, at an average selling rate that dropped 10 cents, to $93.41. The rate for buying the British Pound fell $1.48 to $171.58 for the purchase of £1,228,129, while £560,898 was sold, the rate dipped $1.52 to $173.33. At the end of trading it took J$131.89 to purchase the Euro, $1.88 lower than on Thursday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$129.29, $1.77 lower than on Thursday. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$985,359 while the equivalent of US$553,553, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, climbed 20 cents to $116.05 and the lowest buying rate remained at $94.19. The highest selling rate moved up 16 cents to $120.86, while the lowest selling rate rose 45 cents to $112.95. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar fell $1.21 to $94.09, the lowest buying fell 66 cents to $74.04. The highest selling rate rose 4 cents to $98 and the lowest selling rate eased 80 cents to $89.20. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, declined $1.10 to $174.90. The lowest buying rate rose 95 cents to $140.56, the highest selling rate fell $1.72 to $178.25 and the lowest selling rate rose $1 to $169.20.