JS gains against all on Monday

The Jamaican dollar made gains against all the major currencies on Monday. Purchases of all currencies by dealers ended at US$48,094,326 equivalent, compared with US$31,958,706, on Friday and selling of the equivalent of US$43,693,594 versus US$29,239,805 on the previous trading day.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$43,116,978 compared to US$27,386,186 on Friday. The buying rate for the US dollar fell 6 cents to $115.02 and US$41,972,897 was sold versus US$26,162,679 on Friday, the selling rate fell 3 cents to end at $115.52 The Canadian dollar buying rate dropped 51 cents to $89.84 with dealers buying C$1,539,237 and selling C$773,159, at an average rate that declined 57 cents to $91.73. The rate for buying the British Pound dipped 20 cents to $173.83 for the purchase of £2,368,918, while £650,111 was sold, at an average rate of $174.14, for a decline of $1.28. At the end of trading it took J$125.51 to purchase the Euro, $1.97 less than on Friday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$123.12 for a decline of $1.91 from Friday. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$195,032 while the equivalent of US$126,841, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, rose 5 cents to $115.85, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates remained at $94.36 and $120.91 respectively. The lowest selling rate dived $22.65 to $90.35. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar dropped $2.10 to $91.90, the lowest buying rate fell 29 cents to $73.04. The highest selling rate fell 47 cents to $94.53 and the lowest selling rate declined by 35 cents to $88. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, dropped $1.33 to $176.97. The lowest buying rate dropped 75 cents to $140.27, the highest selling rate rose $1.51 to $180.83 and the lowest selling rate fell 90 cents to $169.