J$ loses vs US & Pound on Monday

The Jamaican dollar lost value against the US dollar and the British pound but gained moderately against the Canadian dollar, on Monday. Authorized dealers purchased the equivalent of US$46,947,247 versus US$32,044,623 on Friday, and sold the equivalent of US$40,489,087 compared to US$24,934,600 on Friday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$42,320,091 compared to US$27,699,155 on Friday. The buying rate for the US dollar lost 3 cents to $113.19 and US$37,843,073 was sold versus US$22,601,816 on Friday. The selling rate rose 3 cents to $113.82. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 56 cents to $96.92 with dealers buying C$1,788,250 and selling C$1,065,374, at an average selling rate that erased 17 cents, to $99.38. The rate for buying the British Pound fell 81 cents to $175.41, for the purchase of £1,814,634, while £765,534 was sold, the rate rose 26 cents to $177.99. At the end of trading it took J$139.93 to purchase the Euro according to data from Bank Of Jamaica while dealers purchased at J$137.14. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$283,910 while the equivalent of US$518,653, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, closed 10 cents higher at $114.10, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates were unchanged to $93.52 and $119.84 respectively, but the lowest selling rate fell 17 cents at $93.35. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar slipped 55 cents to end at $99.95. The lowest buying rate closed 30 cents lower, at $79.63. The highest selling rate remained at $103.04 and the lowest selling rate dipped 30 cents to $96. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, lost 30 cents to $178.20. The lowest buying rate slipped 8 cents to $143.59, the highest selling rate gained $3.24 to $185.22 and the lowest selling rate eased by 10 cents to $173.