In Friday’s forex trading, funds bought by dealers, were US$3.5 million more than the amount they sold as dealers bought the equivalent of US$41,124,424 versus US$29,237,131 on Thursday, and sold the equivalent of US$37,641,679 compared to US$34,773,160 on Thursday.
In US dollar trading, dealers bought US$37,161,136 compared to US$24,787,518 on Thursday as the buying rate for the US dollar, rose 13 cents to $112.45 and sold US$34,873,810 versus US$29,503,394 on Thursday, as the rate gained 4 cents to $112.87.
The Canadian dollar buying rate fell 85 cents, to $102.62 with dealers buying C$1,128,685 and selling C$673,047, as the rate dipped $1.27 to $106.16.
The Pound closed at $189.64, for the purchase of £1,613,433, as the rate dropped 27 cents while £1,132,114 was sold, as the rate climbed 59 cents, to $192.08. Other currencies bought, amounted to the equivalent of US$212,185 while selling was the equivalent of US$215,776.
Highs & Lows| The highest rate for buying the US dollar, closed with a rise of 20 cents at $113.30, the lowest buying, the highest selling and the lowest selling rates remained unchanged at $91.85, $117.70 and $91.85 respectively. The highest buying rate for the Canadian dollar fell 20 cents to $105 and the lowest buying rate gained 4 cents to $83.25. The highest selling rate inched up by 5 cents to $107.32 and the lowest selling rate was up 5 cents to $100.30. The highest buying rate for the British Pound was unchanged at $192, the lowest buying rate dropped 75 cents to $153.22, the highest selling rate fell $3.75 to $194.73 and lowest selling rate recovered $28.01 to $184.50.
US$3.5M more bought than sold but J$ falls
July 25, 2014 by
