Jamaican$ falls again – Monday

Trading in the foreign exchange market resulted in the Jamaican dollar losing some more value on Monday compared to the rate of the US dollar and the Pound sterling. The market closed with dealers buying the equivalent of US$53,873,364 and selling US$48,342,459, in contrast to US$38,302,803 purchased and US$39,620,292 sold on Friday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$49,748,240 compared to US$34,701,116 on Friday, as the buying rate for the US dollar held at $121.69. A total of US$46,610,741 was sold versus US$36,856,764 on Friday, the selling rate rose 3 cents to $122.33. The Canadian dollar buying rate dropped $1.84 to end at $92.56 with dealers buying C$1,886,018 and selling C$1,220,485, at an average rate that fell 72 cents to $94.78. The rate for buying the British Pound rose by 37 cents to $169.51 for the purchase of £1,801,116, while £409,745 was sold, as the rate rose 77 cents to $171.30. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, rose 49 cents to close at J$138.17, from Friday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$135.42 for a rise of 38 cents on Friday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$181,743 being bought, while US$212,381 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at on Monday are, a fall of $18.22 in the lowest selling rate of the US dollar to $99.78, a rise of $2.43 in the highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar to $98.28, a rise in the lowest buying rate by $2.36 to $75.36, while the highest buying rate for the British Pound dropped by $1.06 to $176.