In Thursday’s forex trading, authorized dealers sold more foreign currency than they purchased. Dealers bought the equivalent of US$32,479,891 versus US$33,226,788 on Wednesday, and sold the equivalent of US$37,797,115 compared with US$42,349,863 on Wednesday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$27,452,497 compared to US$27,754,091 on Wednesday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 14 cents to $112.26 and US$33,759,732 was sold versus US$37,453,095 on Wednesday, the selling rate remained unchanged at $112.76.
The Canadian dollar buying rate gained $1.61 to $102.64 with dealers buying C$2,224,524 and selling C$2,629,200 at an average selling rate that gained 14 cents to $103.57.
The rate for theBritish Pound rose 23 cents to $184.26, for the purchase of £1,694,610, while £774,420 was sold, as the rate fell 21 cents to $185.29. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$212,180, while selling was for the equivalent of US$349,882.
Highs & Lows| The highest rate for the US dollar, rose by 10 cents to $113.20 and lowest buying and highest selling rates remained unchanged at $91.85 and $117.70 respectively, the lowest selling rate rose $16.48 to $110.50. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar fell 15 cents to $103.85, the lowest buying rate remained unchanged at $81.67, the highest selling rate rose 48 cents to $106.02 and the lowest selling rate remained at $98.40. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, fell 96 cents to $185.74, the lowest buying rate declined 37 cents $148.49. The highest selling rate rose $1.93 to $191.42 and the lowest selling rate declined by 45 cents to $178.90.
Jamaican $ stability holding
September 5, 2014 by
