J$ slips below 119 to US$1 on Monday

Trading ended Monday in the foreign exchange market with the equivalent of US$45,002,605 bought by dealers, compared with US$32,449,484 on Friday, while they sold the equivalent of US$35,574,946, versus US$29,004,619 previously as the selling rate for the US dollar dropped below the $119 level by 3 cents.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$40,969,765 compared to US$30,260,875 on Friday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 8 cents to $118.37 and US$34,148,900 was sold versus US$27,678,764 on Friday, the selling rate fell 3 cents to close at $118.99. The Canadian dollar buying rate added 63 cents to end at $87.55, with dealers buying C$1,811,574 and selling C$1,009,947, at an average rate that rose 29 cents to $88.84. The rate for buying the British Pound dropped $1.12 to $176.97 for the purchase of £1,118,515, while £351,758 was sold, at an average rate that dropped $1.70 to end at $179.70. At the end of trading, it took J$132.99 to purchase the Euro, with a drop by $1.32 from Friday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$130.37, for a fall of $1.57 from Friday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$1,020,657 being bought, while US$140,799 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar climbed 38 cents on Monday to $119.50, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates were unchanged at $97.44 and $124.87 respectively while the lowest selling rate rose $1.92 to $99.37. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 31 cents to $90, the lowest buying rate gained 37 cents to $70.80, the highest selling rate climbed 77 cents to end at $92.30 and the lowest selling rate dropped $11.94 to $73.56. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, lost 80 cents to end at $180.70. The lowest buying rate, the highest and lowest selling rates remained unchanged at $145.46, $187.52 and $175 respectively.