Net inflows into Jamaican foreign exchange market on Friday, ended with US$2 million more foreign currency purchased, than sold bought by dealers, bringing the surplus bought by them to US$83 million since the end of June. In Friday’s trading, dealers bought US$40,933,781 while they sold US$38,774,308, compared to US$29,816,964 purchased and US$38,116,490 sold on Thursday of all currencies, as the rate for the Jamaican dollar ended mixed against all major currencies.
In US dollar trading, dealers sold just under US$2 million less in United States currency than they bought. They hauled in US$37,244,686 compared to US$27,157,682 on Thursday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 13 cents to $125.87.
A total of US$35,482,174 was sold versus US$36,075,776 on Thursday with the selling rate rising 7 cents to end at $126.45. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 19 cents to end at $95.03, with dealers buying C$2,914,720 and selling C$2,769,620, at an average rate that declined $1.47 to $95.95. The average rate for buying the British Pound dipped $1.54 to $161.53 for the purchase of £808,896, while only £317,442 was sold, with the rate falling 77 cents to $164.73.
At the end of trading, the selling rate for Euro, declined by $3.07 to close at J$138.81 from Thursday’s rate, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European 
common currency at J$134.25, for a rise of 88 cents. The US dollar equivalent of other currencies traded amounts to US$450,440 being bought, while US$776,955 was sold.
Highs & Lows| Notable changes to the highest and lowest traded rates, for the Jamaican dollar in the foreign exchange market on Friday, include, a drop of $2 in the lowest selling rate of the Canadian Dollar to $90, a fall of $1.50, in the highest buying rate of the British Pound to close at $165.50 and a drop of $3.70 in the lowest selling rate to end at $153.80.
Surplus of FX up to US$83m
July 22, 2016 by
