Monday, 28th October 2013 | Buying and selling of foreign currencies was even on the first trading day of the week as dealers bought the equivalent of US$33,264,845 and sold US$32,464,095.
Buying of the US dollar amounted to US$29,604,479 as the rate fell 23 cents to $104.38 and they sold US$29,537,504 as the rate declined 3 cents to $105.04. Dealers bought C$1,535,427 as the rate was down 60 cents to $98.83 and sold C$1,184,509 at $100.80 down 2 cents. Buying of the Pound sterling amounted to £1,179,724 at $167.38, down 30 cents and the amount sold was £994,357 at $170.66 up 47 cents
Buying rates went as high $106.30 up 30 cents and as low as $85.17 unchanged for the US dollar, with no change for the highest and lowest selling rates of $109.14 and $85.17 respectively. The Canadian dollar was bought for 50 cents less than on Friday at $102.00 and the lowest at $79.93, down 25 cents as the highest selling rate fell 60 cents to close at $103.50 and the lowest fell by 30 cents to end at $96.30.
The British Pound was 50 cents cheaper at the high end of buying at $171.00 and 24 cents higher for the low of $135.95 while selling resulting in a $2.43 jump to $175.27 but the low fell by $27.55 to $135.95.