Trading in the Jamaican foreign exchange market ended Friday with inflows and outflows once more almost matching each other, with dealers buying the equivalent of US$32,891,082 and selling US$31,317,005, in contrast with US$35,408,853 purchased and US$34,875,156 sold on Thursday.
In US dollars trading, dealers bought US$29,718,543 compared to US$31,462,644 on Thursday, with the buying rate for the US dollar falling 2 cents to $120.84. A total of US$30,451,008 was sold versus US$32,362,621 on Thursday as the selling rate rose 7 cents to $121.49.
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 36 cents to end at $85 with dealers buying C$1,129,977 and selling C$461,187, at an average rate that climbed by 1 cent to $86.89. The rate for buying the British Pound dipped $1.18 to $172.39 for the purchase of £1,083,530, while £292,137 was sold, with the rate being down $1.65 to $174.02. At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, ended with a rise of $1.52 to close at J$135.63, from Thursday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$132.98 for a rise of $1.67 from Thursday’s rate. 
The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$831,891 being bought, while US$117,715 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest rates the currencies traded at are, a fall of $1.91 in the lowest selling rate for the US dollar that ended at $93.20, the highest buying rate of the Canadian dollar rising $1.01 to $89.31 and lowest buying rate climbing $1.07 to $70.38 whilst the highest buying rate for the British Pound fell $1.20 to $177 with the highest selling falling by $1.48 to $180.09.
Slight US$ imbalance on Friday
February 5, 2016 by
