US dollar buying nets US$12M on Friday

The Jamaican dollar lost value against all three major currencies, on Friday in spite of more foreign exchange being bought by dealers than the amount they sold.
Authorized dealers purchased a net equivalent of US$3.6 million for all currencies, but that disguises what took place on the day, as a net selling of the British pound primarily by National Commercial Bank (NCB) with a net sale of £4.6 million overshadows the net buying of US$12 million by dealers, mainly by Scotia Bank with a net of US$4.5 million, NCB net of US$3 million, Sagicor net of US$2 million.
Overall there was buying of the equivalent of US$60,517,416 versus US$32,509,858 on Thursday, and selling of the equivalent of US$56,937,674 compared to US$26,135,874 on Thursday. In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$56,245,001 compared to US$25,759,759 on Thursday. The buying rate for the US dollar rose 39 cents to $113.76 and US$44,323,676 was sold versus US$22,639,166 on Thursday. The selling rate rose 5 cents to $114.12. The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 37 cents to $98.25 with dealers buying C$2,597,398 and selling C$3,597,398, at an average selling rate that gained 65 cents, to $99.90. The rate for buying the British Pound climbed 17 cents to $176.53, for the purchase of £1,176,395, while £5,626,341 was sold, the rate rose 86 cents to $179.73. At the end of trading it took J$141.24 to purchase the Euro, 35 cents less than on Thursday, according to data from Bank of Jamaica, while dealers purchased the European common currency at J$138.28, a fall of 40 cents. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$203,636 while the equivalent of US$604,170, was sold.
Highs & Lows| The highest buying rate for the US dollar, closed 20 cents higher at $114.55, the lowest buying and the highest selling rates were unchanged at $93.52 and $119.84 respectively and the lowest selling rate fell $16.14 to $95.36. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar climbed 25 cents to end at $99.70. The lowest buying rate closed 17 cents higher, at $79.02. The highest selling rate fell 28 cents to $101.91 and the lowest selling rate moved up 20 cents to $95.20. The highest buying rate for the British Pound, gained 55 cents to $179.85. The lowest buying rate closed with 37 cents gain at $143.96 and highest selling rate dropped $2.33 to $182.78, the lowest selling rate rose 45 cents to $173.45.