Purchase of all currencies by dealers, amounted to the equivalent of US$27,853,500 on Thursday compared with US$23,652,668, on Wednesday. Dealers sold the equivalent of US$27,599,875 versus US$30,343,409 previously, as the Jamaican dollar rose slightly against the US dollar and the Pound but gained versus the Canadian dollar at the end of trading.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$24,983,582 compared to US$21,643,631 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 18 cents at $115.61 and US$26,239,211 was sold versus US$27,817,822 on Wednesday, the selling rate rose 4 cents to $116.16. 
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 2 cents to $90.82 with dealers buying C$850,408 and selling C$576,443, at an average rate that declined 34 cents to $93.48. The rate for buying the British Pound gained 63 cents to $175.34 for the purchase of £1,399,062, while £522,216, was sold, at an average rate that climbed 50 cents to $178.28. At the end of trading it took J$130.82 to purchase the Euro, $1.59 more than on Wednesday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$128.09 for $1.45 more Wednesday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$79,944, while the equivalent of US$95,2536, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates remained unchanged $116.35, $95.19 and $121.98 respectively but the lowest selling rate fell $18.32 to $94.98. 
The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar fell 45 cents to $93.05, the lowest selling rate rose 71 cents to $73.87, the highest selling rate declined 97 cents to $95.23 and the lowest selling rate remained unchanged at $89.30. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, rose 9 cents to $178.45, the lowest buying rate closed at $143.18, up 30 cents, the highest selling rate declined $2.48 to $181.72 with the lowest selling rate dropping $1.50 to $172.30.
J$ rose slightly vs US$ on Thursday
June 4, 2015 by
