J$ slips vs majors Wednesday

Purchases of all currencies by dealers on Wednesday amounted to US$36,496,804 equivalent, compared with US$26,567,245, on Tuesday and selling of the equivalent of US$32,811,106 versus sale of US$33,810,517, previously.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$33,079,206 compared to US$22,316,665 on Tuesday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 14 cents to $114.75 and US$30,687,641 was sold versus US$31,312,786 on Tuesday, the selling rate rose 5 cents to end at $115.24. The Canadian dollar buying rate declined by 89 cents to $91.58 with dealers buying C$919,514 and selling C$859,745, at an average rate that rose 87 cents to $94.32. The rate for buying the British Pound rose 34 cents to $170.25 for the purchase of £1,736,208, while £839,360 was sold, at an average rate that climbed 90 cents to $172.29.
At the end of trading it took J$123.73 to purchase the Euro, 11 cents less than on Tuesday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$121.26 for a fall of 11 cents from Tuesday’s rate. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$107,651, while the equivalent of US$164,911, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, rose 7 cents to $115.45. The lowest buying, the highest and lowest selling rates remained unchanged at $93.77, $120.16 and $93.77, respectivelyThe highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar gained $1 to $95. The lowest buying and the lowest selling rates remained at $74.29 and $88.50, respectively but the highest selling rate gained 24 cents to $96.19.The highest buying rate for the British Pound,fell by 20 cents to $173.30, the lowest buying rate remained at $137.07, but the highest selling rate rose $2.99 to $177 with the lowest selling rate climbing $2.85 to $168.