After three days of going up, Euro-Aussie dollar is down 21 pips yesterday

Yesterday at a glance: down on the day: EUR/AUD closed at 1.6456 after ranging between 1.642 and 1.6516.

Following a previous reading of 0.4%, Retail Sales in Australia released yesterday at 01:30 UTC fell short of the 0.3% figure expected by analysts with an actual reading of 0%.

Amid the market gloom, Australia CFTC AUD speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of -49,100, while the previous figure was -53,600. Euro Zone CFTC EUR speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of 173,700, while the previous figure was 187,100.

Positive performances can be seen by looking at other currencies as GBP/NZD went up by 0.52% yesterday, and closed at 2.0417. GBP/JPY is trading around 173.63 after ending yesterday's session at 172.53 (up 0.64% today). USD/JPY is trading around 140.62 after ending yesterday's session at 140.05 (up 0.41% today).

Euro-Aussie dollar now trading 5.28% above its 3-month low of 1.4289.