Surplus FX continues to build

Net inflows of foreign exchange traded by authorized dealers, continue to build, but only slightly with Tuesday’s net flows ended at the equivalent of just under US$1 million more purchases than sales, leaving the surplus since the end of June to US$95 million. In Tuesday’s trading, dealers bought US$43,327,457 while they sold US$42,722,998, compared to US$47,919,715 purchased and US$36,831,264 sold on Monday of all currencies, as the value for the Jamaican dollar fell.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$38,551,129 compared to US$44,489,970 on Monday. The buying rate for the US dollar gained 2 cents to $125.74. A total of US$37,840,792 was sold versus US$34,967,119 on Monday with the selling rate rising 2 cents to end at $126.40. The Canadian dollar buying rate rose $1.69 to end at $94.66, with dealers buying C$2,975,831 and selling C$4,626,313, at an average rate that climbed $1.51 to $97.10. The average rate for buying the British Pound climbed 69 cents to $163.29 for the purchase of £1,861,847, while £854,880 was sold to end at $165.64, with a rise of $1.37.
At the end of trading, the selling rate for the Euro, rose 38 cents to close at J$140.06 from Monday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$131.96, for a fall of $5.28. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded amounts to US$118,272 being bought, while US$208,116 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates, for the Jamaican dollar in the foreign exchange market on Tuesday, include, a jump of $19.38 in the lowest selling rate of the US dollar to close at $122.50, there was a rise of $1.95 in the highest buying rate of the Canadian Dollar to $97.60, a fall of $1, in the lowest selling rate to $90 while trading in the British Pound resulted in a gain of $7.57 in the highest buying rate to end at $173.88 and a rise of $1.65 in the lowest buying rate to close at $133.63.