Jam$ mixed on Thursday

Flows of foreign currencies into and out of the system, fell back to normal levels from Wednesday’s heightened reading. At the close of trading, the equivalent of US$37,495,499 was bought by dealers, compared with US$70,261,659 on Wednesday, while they sold the equivalent of US$40,152,220 versus US$67,303,552 previously.
In US dollar trading , dealers bought US$34,396,866 compared to US$65,914,311 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 15 cents to $119.43 and US$38,980,232 was sold versus US$65,742,994 on Wednesday, the selling rate remained at $119.88. The Canadian dollar buying rate lost 28 cents to $88.14 with dealers buying C$875,428 and selling C$450,499, at an average rate that declined $1.22 to $90.12. The rate for buying the British Pound climbed 30 cents to $181.78 for the purchase of £1,562,561, while £363,843 was sold, at an average rate that rose 68 cents to $182.64. At the end of trading, it took J$130.21 to purchase the Euro, a fall of $1.06 from Wednesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$127.93 for a decline of 68 cents from Wednesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$74,193 being bought, while US$279,015 was sold.
Highs & Lows| On Thursday, the highest buying rate for the US dollar, rose 5 cents to $120.10, the lowest buying rate rose 5 cents to $98.45, the highest selling rate gained 5 cents to close at $126.15 and lowest selling rate jumped $1.98 to end at $100.39. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar dropped d $3.25 to $91.50, the lowest buying rate rose 29 cents to end at $73.25, the highest selling rate climbed 68 cents to $94.43 and the lowest selling rate remained at $86.50. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, jumped $4.22 to end at $188.32. The lowest buying rate rose 42 cents to $147.16, the highest selling rate dropped 26 cents to $188.08 and the lowest selling rate lost $1.60 to $175.60.