Purchase of all currencies by dealers, amounted to the equivalent of US$47,377,158 on Monday compared with US$35,027,214, on Friday they sold the equivalent of US$47,123,153 versus sale of US$37,165,779 previously, as the Jamaican was fairly stable in trading.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$43,312,675 compared to US$31,693,062 on Friday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 6 cents at $115.58 and US$44,182,307 was sold versus US$35,366,192 on Friday, the selling rate inched up 1 cent to $116.13. 
The Canadian dollar buying rate rose 47 cents to $91.39 with dealers buying C$2,246,955 and selling C$2,486,972, at an average rate that inched down 14 cents to $93.02. The rate for buying the British Pound dropped $2.02 to $173.94 for the purchase of £1,345,949, while £480,987, was sold, at an average rate that declined by $1.30 to $176.27. At the end of trading it took J$127.31 to purchase the Euro, 53 cents more than on Friday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$124.88 for 56 cents more than Friday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$262,094, while the equivalent of US$218,753, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates remained unchanged at $116.30, $94.98 and $121.71 respectively. The lowest selling rate dropped $18.32 to $94.98. 
The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 45 cents to $93.50. The lowest buying rate gained 17 cents to $73.87, the highest selling rate fell 70 cents to $96.20 and the lowest selling rate fell $1 to $89. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, declined 5 cents to $178.50, the lowest buying rate closed at $142.51, up 8 cents, the highest selling rate climbed $2.93 to $183.72 with the lowest selling rate rising 98 cents to $171.70.
J$ mostly stable on Monday
June 1, 2015 by
