J$ mostly decline on Wednesday

On Wednesday, the Jamaican dollar lost value against the Canadian and US dollars but gained on the Pound, as authorized dealers purchased the equivalent of US$27,785,981 versus US$30,681,096, on Tuesday and sold the equivalent of US$31,164,648 compared with US$34,360,936 on Tuesday
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$24,785,903 compared to US$25,190,135 on Tuesday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 7 cents at $112.27 and US$29,738,793 was sold versus US$30,791,749 on Tuesday, the selling rate rose 4 cents to $112.80. The Canadian dollar buying rate, dipped $1.39 to $96.59 with dealers buying C$932,681 and selling C$805,340, at an average selling rate that rose 31 cents, to $99.10. The rate for buying the British Pound dropped 26 cents to $177.88, for the purchase of £1,328,043, while £338,783 was sold, at $179.61, a fall of 13 cents. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$93,496, while the equivalent of US$178,835, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, rose 2 cents to $112.90, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates were unchanged at $91.85 and $117.70 respectively but the lowest selling rate shot up $16.34 to $110. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar lost 40 cents, to $99.45, the lowest buying rate fell 83 cents to $78.27, the highest selling rate fell $1.50 to close at $101. The lowest selling rate declined 70 cents to $94.30. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, dipped 40 cents to $180.10. The lowest buying rate rose 46 cents to$144.42, the highest selling rate fell 71 cents to $185.20 and the lowest selling rate rose 25 cents to $174.