Jamaican$ mostly falls on Thursday

Trading resulted in the Jamaican dollar mostly falling in value on Thursday as the market ended with dealers buying the equivalent of US$35,981,243 and selling US$43,831,621, in contrast to US$40,064,336 purchased and US$40,071,060 sold on Wednesday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$33,415,921 compared to US$36,342,749 on Wednesday, as the buying rate for the US dollar rose 1 cent to end at $121.33. A total of US$42,481,290 was sold versus US$39,008,262 on Wednesday, the selling rate rose 2 cents to end at $122.03. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 77 cents to end at $88.57 with dealers buying C$1,219,151 and selling C$540,138, at an average rate that dropped 74 cents to $90.80. The rate for buying the British Pound fell by $4.30 to $167.91 for the purchase of £891,507, while £291,971 was sold, as the rate rose 47 cents to $170.47. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, fell 61 cents to close at J$136.35, from Wednesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$133.54 for a fall of 63 cents from Wednesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$441,574 being bought, while US$540,551 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at on Thursday are, a fall of $1.05 in the highest buying rate of the US dollar to $122.25, a fall of $1.80 in the lowest selling rate of the Canadian dollar to $83.20. There was a drop of $3.10 in the highest buying rate to $172.80 for