The New-Zealand Dollar is today's top mover after declining 0.6%
The US dollar is weakening against a basket of currencies — USD/JPY goes up 0.58%, trading at 147.98. USD/CHF up to 1.0036, gaining 0.41%.
Today's price action is taking place amid mixed market indicators – highly important Core Retail Sales data from United States beat analyst expectations of -0.1% with a reading of 0.1%.
Assets that recorded the greatest percentage change in relation to their peers are designated as "Top Movers" with the most active currencies listed below.
Euro-Pound | +0.77% at 0.8696
Currently trading at 0.8696, Euro-Pound remains range-bound between 0.8614 and 0.87.
The New-Zealand Dollar | Currently down 0.6% at 0.5607
During a 4 day uptrend, NZD/USD gained a total of 74 pips, or 0.729%. Now turning against its recent performance, after closing at 0.564 yesterday, the Kiwi opened today at 0.564, to be greeted by bearish sentiment that overshadowing today's price action. Irrespective of the bearish mood, the Kiwi retains a distinct 0.5603 to 0.5682 daily range.
Sterling-Dollar | Currently down 1.13% at 1.12
Sterling-Dollar remains constrained within a 1.1167 to 1.1367 range and is currently trading around the 1.12 level.