The markets are set to close higher to end today's trading session; the New-Zealand Dollar rose 1.5% and leads the pack of top currencies
The US dollar is getting stronger against a basket of currencies — EUR/USD up 1.18%, trading at 1.0083. USD/CHF trades at 0.9861 after losing 0.96%.
Uptick coincides with some positive signs published earlier as highly important Crude Oil Inventories data from United States beat analyst expectations of 1 million with a reading of 2.59 million.
Yesterday was a satisfactory day for markets, some currencies are continuing this streak today. Take a look at our top gainers.
Aussie-Dollar | +1.54%; session high: 0.6511 session low: 0.6369
AUD/USD got off to a strong start by gaining 98 pips (+1.54%), only to run out of steam later in the session around 0.6511. Currently, the Australian dollar is trading around the 0.6496 level.
The Pound | +1.36%; session high: 1.1639 session low: 1.1431
Tentatively higher from an earlier low of 1.1431, Sterling-Dollar is up to 1.1628 today, adding 155 pips, or 1.36%, to yesterday's closing price of 1.1473.
The Kiwi | +1.5%; session high: 0.5845 session low: 0.5726
The New-Zealand Dollar trades at 0.5836 after gaining 86 pips (1.5%).