J$ value slips slightly on Thursday

On Thursday, foreign currencies trading ended with the equivalent of US$26,978,758 bought by dealers, compared with US$28,936,806 on Wednesday, while they sold the equivalent of US$26,028,106, versus US$30,128,813 previously.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$24,942,235 compared to US$26,540,452 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar added 23 cents to $118.19 and US$24,919,250 was sold versus US$29,051,112 on Wednesday, the selling rate rose 1 cent to close at $118.76. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 35 cents to $86.88, with dealers buying C$597,553 and selling C$435,435, at an average rate that rose 2 cents to $89.14. The rate for buying the British Pound climbed 53 cents to $180.43 for the purchase of £916,625, while £316,922 was sold, at an average rate that rose 12 cents to end at $182.97. At the end of trading, it took J$134.14 to purchase the Euro, a rise of 26 cents on Wednesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$131.24, for a fall of 33 cents from Wednesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$197,967 being bought, while US$293,765 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar rose 35 cents to $119.30 on Thursday. The lowest buying, the highest and the lowest selling rates remained at $97.19, $124.55 and $97.19 respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar gained $1.20 to $91.20, the lowest buying rate added 16 cents to $71.21, the highest selling rate rose 50 cents to end at $92.50 and the lowest selling rate lost 50 cents to end at $85.50. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, rose 60 cents to $184.50, the lowest buying rate gained 83 cents to $147.49, the highest selling rate climbed $2.31 to $190.14 and the lowest selling rate fell $1 to $176.