In Tuesday’s forex trading, funds bought and sold by dealers were equally matched. Authorized dealers bought the equivalent of US$40,186,503 versus US$48,682,961 on Monday, and sold the equivalent of US$40,462,437 compared to US$44,817,815 on Monday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$35,531,731 compared to US$43,475,603 on Monday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 1 cent to $112.21 and US$37,371,084 was sold versus US$42,538,907 on Monday, the selling rate gained 1 cent to $112.82.
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 43 cents, to $100.82 with dealers buying C$1,339,275 and selling C$987,260, the rate fell 9 cents to $103.26.
The Pound closed at $187.92, for the purchase of £1,935,086 as the rate rose 91 cents while £1,073,666 was sold, as the rate rose 11 cents, to $190.20. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$210,503 while selling was the equivalent of US$377,796.
Highs & Lows| The highest rate for buying the US dollar, fell 10 cents to $113.20, the lowest buying, the highest selling and the lowest selling rates remained unchanged, at $91.85, $117.70 and $91.85 respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar rose 18 cents to $104 and the lowest buying rate lost 16 cents to $81.76. The highest selling rate declined by 59 cents to $106.91 and the lowest selling rate was down 20 cents to $98.50. The highest buying rate for the British Pound fell $1.05 to $190.45, the lowest buying rate was unchanged at $152.31, the highest selling rate dipped 28 cents to $196.06 and lowest selling rate climbed 70 cents to $184.20.
Jamaican$ fairly stable
August 5, 2014 by