On Thursday, the Jamaican dollar slipped against the US dollar, British pound and Canadian dollar, as purchases of all currencies by dealers amounted to the equivalent of US$32,964,911 compared with US$29,494,214, on Wednesday and selling of the equivalent of US$27,642,328 versus sale of US$33,928,300, previously.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$28,792,177 compared to US$27,139,403 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 5 cents to $115.47 and US$26,502,659 was sold versus US$31,570,143 on Wednesday, the selling rate was up 6 cents to $116.03. The Canadian dollar buying rate climbed 42 cents to $94.69 with dealers buying C$1,327,786 and selling C$713,715, at an average rate that rose 37 cents to $97.28. The rate for buying the British Pound fell 95 cents to $179.08 for the purchase of £1,915,229, while £310,883, was sold, at an average rate that rose 75 cents to $181.88. 
At the end of trading it took J$131.66 to purchase the Euro, $1.29 more than on Wednesday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$129.06 for an increase of $1.15 on Wednesday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$130,163, while the equivalent of US$53,985, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, rose 6 cents to $116.31. The lowest buying rate was unchanged at $94.77 and highest selling rate fell $4.46 to $121.44, while the lowest selling rate dropped $18.53 to $94.77 The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar slipped 10 cents to $96.95. 
The lowest buying rate was up 42 cents to $76.78, the highest selling rate rose just 5 cents to $99.12 and the lowest selling rate declined by $1 to $91. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, rose 5 cents to $182.65, the lowest buying rate gained 33 cents to $146.08, the highest selling rate fell $1.41 to $186.48 with the lowest selling rate falling 44 cents to $173.56.
J$ slips against all on Thursday
May 14, 2015 by
