J$ slips against US & Pound- Friday

the Jamaican dollar slipped in value on Friday against the British Pound and the Us dollar but gained against the Canadian with purchases of all currencies by dealers amounting to US$41,792,863 compared with the US$36,782,160, on Thursday and selling of the equivalent of US$42,252,844 versus US$51,379,595 sold on Thursday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$36,360,074 compared to US$31,445,586 on Thursday. The buying rate for the US dollar put on 3 cents to $115.15 and US$39,309,385 was sold versus US$49,329,254 on Thursday, the selling rate rose 5 cents to $115.64 The Canadian dollar buying rate jumped $1.34 to $92.04 with dealers buying C$2,968,466, and selling C$1,859,975, at an average rate that gained 39 cents to $92.64. The rate for buying the British Pound dipped 33 cents to $176.71 for the purchase of £1,911,861, while £763,754 was sold, at an average rate of $178.63, down by 1 cent. At the end of trading it took J$129.62 to purchase the Euro, $1.67 less than on Thursday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$127.15 for $1.67 less than on Thursday. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$126,015 while the equivalent of US$273,697, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates remained at $115.80, $94.36 and $120.91 respectively. The lowest selling rate dropped $17.11 to $96.39. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar jumped $3.20 to $96.20, the lowest buying rate fell 45 cents to $73.25. The highest selling rate rose $1.74 to $97 and the lowest selling rate jumped $11.74 to $87.25 The highest buying rate for the British Pound, slipped 80 cents to $178.10. The lowest buying rate fell 54 cents to $142.88, the highest selling rate lost $3.04 to $181.86 and the lowest selling rate declined 35 cents to $172.15.