In Wednesday’s forex trading, funds bought by dealers, were US$2 million less than the amount they sold as dealers bought the equivalent of US$26,608,863 versus US$32,008,221 on Tuesday, and sold the equivalent of US$28,847,941 compared to US$34,764,399 on Tuesday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$22,632,506 compared to US$27,561,242 on Tuesday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 2 cents to $112.18 and US$26,598,009 was sold versus US$29,391,378 on Tuesday, as the rate declined by 4 cent to $112.79. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 42 cents, to $101.77 with dealers buying C$1,036,102 and selling C$783,328, as the rate fell $1.01 to $104.45.
The Pound closed at $189.19, for the purchase of £1,676,798, as the rate dropped 1 cent while £507,735 was sold, as the rate shed 22 cents, to $190.92. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$208,442 while selling was the equivalent of US$665,056.
Highs & Lows| The highest rate for buying the US dollar, closed with a 10 cents rise to $113.30, the lowest buying, the highest selling and the lowest selling rates remained unchanged, for the fourth consecutive day, at $91.85, $117.70 and $91.85 respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar climbed 44 cents to $105.94 and the lowest buying rate lost 4 cents to $82.59. The highest selling rate was down 2 cents to $106.50 and the lowest selling rate was down 5 cents to $99.50. The highest buying rate for the British Pound fell 50 cents to $191.50, the lowest buying rate declined by 41 cents to $152.89, the highest selling rate fell $3.03 to $194.60 and lowest selling rate was up $1.40 to $186.10.
J$ value improves against all 3
July 30, 2014 by
