Jamaican$ resumes gaining vs US$ – Wednesday

Trading in the foreign market on Wednesday resulted in a slight slipping of the Jamaican dollar against the US dollar as US$42.5 million of the US dollar was sold by dealers at an average rate of $127.18 to the US dollar, compared to US$34.5 million at an average rate of $127.29 on Tuesday.
US currency purchases amounted to US$41 million on Wednesday, at an average rate of $126.29 compared to Tuesday, with US$37.9 million at $126.08.
Dealers purchased US$45.3 million, versus US$49.8 million on Tuesday in all currencies in Jamaica’s forex market and sold US$44.8 million compared with US$43.8 million previously.
At Midday, dealers bought US$17.9 million at J$126.84 and sold US$11.3 million at J$127.17 compared to the buying of US$16.17 million at J$126.49 and selling of US$13.2 million at J$127.20 at the same time on Tuesday.
The selling rate for the Canadian dollar dropped to J$98.16 from J$99.38 at the close on Tuesday. The selling rate for the British Pound rose to J$168.48 versus J$168.29 on Tuesday and the euro gained value against the Jamaican dollar, to J$148.92 to buy the European common currency, versus J$146.72 previously.