Jamaican$ almost stable – Friday

The Jamaican dollar made just modest gains in the foreign exchange trading on Friday against the US dollar, with the selling rate falling by 1 cent and the buying rate declining 6 cents.
The market closed with inflows of all currencies, ending at US$49.55 million, versus US$39.41 million on Thursday and dealers sold US$49.70 million in contrast to US$40.18 million, in previous trading.
In US dollar trading, dealers sold US$40.11 million at a rate of J$125.40 at the close, compared to US$36.4 million at a rate of J$125.41 on Thursday. Purchases of the US currency by dealers, amounted to US$37.09 million at an average rate of $124.08, compared to US$35.31 million at an average rate of $124.14 on Thursday.
At mid-day on Friday dealers purchased US$13.8 million at an average rate of J$124.61 and sold US$12.75 million at an average of J$125.43. At mid-day on Thursday dealers purchased US$11.12 million at an average rate of J$124.68 and sold US$10.58 million at an average of J$125.31.
For the shortened week, dealers bought US$192 million in all currencies, down from US$216 million in all currencies bought in the previous week. Dealers sold US$197 million, compared to the selling of US$237.6 million in the prior week. Actual US dollar purchases by dealers amounted to US$164 million down from US$191 million in the prior week and they sold US$172 million compared to US$215 million.
The selling rate on Friday, for the Canadian dollar, rose to J$98.33 from J$98.11 at the close on Thursday. The selling rate for the British Pound increased to J$176.53 from J$176.37 previously and the eurogained against the Jamaican dollar to J$155.54 to buy the European common currency, versus the prior selling rate of J$154.62.