In Tuesday’s forex trading, authorized dealers traded much more foreign currency than they did on Monday. Monday was a poor day, based on historical trading patterns. Dealers bought the equivalent of US$49,952,055 versus US$26,489,205 on Monday, and sold the equivalent of US$54,895,404 compared with US$30,449,196 on Monday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$44,900,566 compared to US$21,045,823 on Monday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 32 cents to $112.36 and US$51,519,466 was sold versus US$27,061,841 on Monday, the selling rate fell 7 cents to $112.71.The Canadian dollar buying rate dropped $1.02 to $101.05 with dealers buying C$961,890 and selling C$1,244,613 at an average selling rate that declined 23 cents to $103.20.
The rate for theBritish Pound rose 45 cents to $184.63, for the purchase of £1,829,567, while £583,481 was sold, as the rate fell 32 cents to $186.85. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$1,180,174, while selling was the equivalent of US$1,269,053.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, rose 20 cents to $113.10, the lowest buying, the highest and lowest selling rates remained unchanged at $91.85, $117.70 and $93.30 respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar fell $1.70 to $103.30, the lowest buying rate was unchanged at $82.17, the highest selling rate rose 13 cents to $106.17 and the lowest selling rate was unchanged at $99. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, fell 20 cents to $187.10, the lowest buying rate and lowest selling rate were unchanged at $149.57 and $180.60 respectively. The highest selling rate rose 43 cents to $193.24.
JS gains against all 3 major currencies
September 2, 2014 by