More US$ selling than buying – Wednesday

Trading in the Jamaican foreign exchange market ended Wednesday with dealers buying the equivalent of US$30,741,701 and selling US$45,468,988, in contrast with US$39,102,745 purchased and US$45,483,303 sold on Tuesday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$27,773,808 compared to US$36,005,606 on Tuesday with the buying rate for the US dollar slipping by 16 cents to $120.64. A total of US$43,559,983 was sold versus US$43,512,355 on Tuesday as the selling rate rose 1 cent to $121.38. The Canadian dollar buying rate rose 47 cents to end at $83.58 with dealers buying C$998,893 and selling C$580,645, at an average rate that slipped $1.58 to $85.69. The rate for buying the British Pound climbed $1.05 to $171.74 for the purchase of £1,374,735, while £741,813 was sold, with the rate rising 69 cents to $173.22. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, ended with a rise of 13 cents to close at J$132.31, from Tuesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$129.71 for a decline of 1 cent from Tuesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$318,898 being bought, while US$440,417 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at are, a fall of $18.34 in the lowest selling rate for the US dollar that ended at $99.16, the highest buying rate of the Canadian dollar rising $1.50 to $88, the lowest selling rate jumping $2.70 to $82.70 and the highest buying rate for the British Pound climbing $2.40 to $176.70.