J$ steady versus US$ gains vs others

The Jamaican dollar was stable against the US dollar, gained value on the Canadian dollar and the Pound Sterling, in Thursday’s forex trading. Authorized dealers purchased the equivalent of US$28,497,521 versus US$34,448,840 on Wednesday, and the equivalent of US$39,295,678 was sold compared with US$31,858,399 on Wednesday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$25,078,217 compared to US$32,026,453 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar remained at $112.32 and US$37,666,628 was sold versus US$30,237,505 on Wednesday, the selling rate remained at $112.70. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 99 cents to $99.40 with dealers buying C$739,616 and selling C$530,124 at an average selling rate that slipped 31 cents to $101.63. The rate for buying the British Pound rose 77c to $181.91, for the purchase of £1,255,877, while £379,519 was sold, at $183.42 for a decline of 57 cents. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$730,842, while selling was for the equivalent of US$533,319.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, inched up 10 cents to $113. The lowest buying and the highest selling rates remained unchanged at $91.85 and $117.70 respectively and the lowest selling rate bounced back $18.15 to $110. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar lost 47 cents to $101.53, the lowest buying rate fell 91 cents to $80.26. The highest selling rate climbed 20 cents to $104. The lowest selling rate fell $1.10 to $96.70. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, rose 10 cents to $184.30, the lowest buying rate climbed $1.20 to $147.49. The highest selling rate rose $1.14 to $190.14 and the lowest selling rate is up $1.14 to $177.70.