Forex: J$125.00 to one US dollar
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December 28, 2017

Forex: J$125.00 to one US dollar

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Friday, December 29, ended trading at J$125.00 down by nine cents according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily foreign exchange trading summary.

Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar ended trading at J$97.39 down fromJ$99.87 while the British pound sterling ended trading at J$167.03 up from J$164.20.

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