Strong flows into FX market – Wednesday

The Jamaican foreign exchange market still remained strong on Wednesday, with more $40 million entering the market, but the rate of the Jamaican dollar slipped against the US dollar, the British pound and the Canadian dollar.
Dealers sold $5 million more foreign currency than they purchased on Wednesday. The equivalent of US$40,650,808 was purchased and US$45,415,068 sold, compared with US$43,508,060 they purchased and US$47,115,930 sold on Tuesday.
Demand for the US dollar , exceeded the amounts purchased by dealers by US$6 million with dealers buying US$36,006,397 compared to US$39,170,370 on Tuesday. The buying rate for the US dollar gained 16 cents to $119.64. A total of US$42,190,336 was sold versus US$44,984,754 on Tuesday, the selling rate moved up by 6 cents to $120.16. The Canadian dollar buying rate rose 80 cents to end at $86.69 with dealers buying C$1,959,978 and selling C$1,820,778, at an average rate that rose by 64 cents to $88.09. The rate for buying the British Pound climbed by $1.46 to $179.12 for the purchase of £2,083,411, while £1,131,287 was sold, with the rate gaining $1.26 to $180.27. At the end of trading, it took J$130.56 to purchase the Euro, an increase of 29 cents from Tuesday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$127.94 for a decline of 10 cents from Tuesday’s rate. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded, amounts to US$105,091 being bought, while US$192,701 was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, rose 3 cents to $120.43, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates remained at $98.70 and $126.47 respectively and lowest selling rate jumped $16.40 to $117. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar gained 25 cents to end at $88.60, the lowest buying rate ended 67 cents lower at $70.30, the highest selling rate fell 75 cents to $90.63 and the lowest selling rate climbed 50 cents to $84. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, rose $1.70 to end at $182. The lowest buying rate fell 91 cents to $144.09, while the highest selling rate lost $2.25 to end at $184.68 and the lowest selling rate rose $1.85 to $173.70.