Against the current: Markets are down, yet EUR/AUD, USD/CHF, USD/CAD go up and make this list of top gainers.
The leading indices are falling — AUD/USD drawing back 1.09% to 0.6662. GBP/USD slipping 0.38% and closing at 1.1981.
Meanwhile, United States Factory Orders released yesterday at 15:00 UTC is better than expected at -1.6% but down from preceding data of 1.7% according to new data.
Though markets had an unsatisfactory day yesterday, some currencies manage to recover as Top Gainers. Take a look:
+0.37%: strong sentiment sees Dollar-Swiss posting 0.37% gain
Dollar-Swiss rallies 34 pips (0.37%) deep into the session, trading at 0.9344.
+0.82%: Euro-Aussie dollar currency pair adds 130 pips or 0.82%
Consistent for now — Euro-Aussie dollar spikes to 1.6003, climbing by 130 pips.
US Dollar-Canadian Dollar | +0.27% in mid-session
As things stand, US Dollar-Canadian Dollar is 20.21% away from a significant low of 1.1321 first set 3 months ago.