Markets are up, with NZD/USD & GBP/USD in the lead. These are unique currencies that were not expected on this list of top gainers.
The US dollar is getting stronger in comparison to other currencies — EUR/USD up to 1.0388, gaining 0.58%. AUD/USD goes up 0.78%, trading at 0.6754.
Meanwhile, United States CFTC Gold speculative net positions released yesterday at 19:30 UTC with a figure of 82,300, while the previous figure was 64599.99999999999.
What are surprising gainers?
Surprising Gainers are low-performing assets that have jumped up in a way that is inconsistent with their past behavior and gained more than their expected daily return, thus making them surprising. The following list rates assets according to the difference between expectation and actual return: the bigger the difference, the higher the rank.
The Pound currency pair adds 58 pips or 0.5%
GBP/USD posts light gains on a low-volatility day, ranging between 1.1741 – 1.183 and is now at 1.1815.
Kicking off the session at 0.6096, the Kiwi currency pair peaks at 0.6158
Consistent for now — the New-Zealand Dollar trades at 0.6154 after gaining 57 pips (0.95%).