Despite the markets being mostly flat towards the end of today's trading session, GBP/NZD, EUR/NZD, EUR/AUD have end the day as top gainers.
Markets are mixed with USD/CHF slipping 0.86% and closing at 0.9329. USD/JPY trades at 136.16 after losing 0.81%.
Current market events are being influenced by ambiguous macro data as United States Initial Jobless Claims published today at 13:30 UTC came out at 211,000, falling short of the 195,000 projections and continuing its decline from the previous 190,000 figure.
+0.39%: kicking off the session at 1.6055, Euro-Aussie dollar currency pair peaks at 1.6079
Today's session so far looks to be heading in the same direction — after dipping down to 1.5939, EUR/AUD regains earlier losses and goes up to 1.6058.
+0.8%: GBP/NZD set for strong finish today; up 0.8% to 1.9524
As the session continues, it seems to maintain one direction — GBP/NZD rallies 154 pips (0.8%) deep into the session, trading at 1.9524.
EUR/NZD | +0.45%; session high: 1.7356 session low: 1.7195
EUR/NZD rallied to 1.7356, hitting its highest point in 4 months. It later lost 27 pips and is now trading at 1.7329. The past 3 months have been positive for EUR/NZD as it added 5.48% compared to its 3-month low of 1.57.