Dealers sold a net of US$8 million on Wednesday following net purchases on Tuesday. Purchases of all currencies by dealers amounted to US$38,067,788 equivalent, compared with US$67,556,589, on Tuesday and selling of the equivalent of US$46,321,683 versus sale of US$54,844,191, on the previous trading day.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$33,626,651 compared to US$63,349,319 on Tuesday. The buying rate for the US dollar slipped 7 cents to $114.40 and US$43,174,147 was sold versus US$52,595,395 on Tuesday, the selling rate rose 1 cent to end at $114.96. The Canadian dollar buying rate rose 47 cents to $89.63 with dealers buying C$1,357,789, and selling C$1,110,035, at an average rate that gained just 2 cents to $91.36. The rate for buying the British Pound jumped $1.59 to $169.24 for the purchase of £2,047,476, while £1,200,375 was sold, at an average rate of $170.89, for a 66 cents rise. At the end of trading it took J$124.84 to purchase the Euro, $2.07 less than on Tuesday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$122.45 for a fall of $1.87 on Tuesday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$348,399 while the equivalent of US$480,936, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, declined 10 cents to $115.10. The lowest buying, the highest and lowest selling rates remained at $93.77, $120.16 and $97.77, respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar fell 20 cents to $91.70, the lowest buying rate rose by 34 cents to $72.63, but the highest selling rate was up $1.33 to $95.50 with the lowest selling rate rising $1 to $87.50. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, fell $1 to $171.30, the lowest buying rate climbed 66 cents to $136.95 but the highest selling rate climbed 86 cents to $176.55 and the lowest selling rate rose by 80 cents to $165.
J$ relatively stable on Wednesday
April 8, 2015 by
