Markets closed higher yet EUR/NZD, USD/CHF, GBP/NZD top this unflattering list of yesterday's losers
Following yesterday's session, leading equity indices in the US rose as USD/JPY was down 0.5% before closing the session at 137.96. GBP/USD gained 0.34% and closed at 1.2445.
More data out yesterday as United States CFTC Crude Oil speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of 191,500, while the previous figure was 216,600.
Despite yesterday's market climb several currencies suffered losses. Take a look at the market's Top Losers.
-0.68%: Dollar-Swiss sheds 0.68% within 0.899 to 0.899 daily range
USD/CHF slid into the red after losing 61 pips and ending the session at 0.899.
GBP/NZD | Closed yesterday's session at 1.9795
Having set a peak of 2.0381 around 24 days ago, GBP/NZD is now trading 2.3% below this level.
EUR/NZD | Closed 122 pips (-0.71%) lower at 1.7171
EUR/NZD has lost 1.96% over the last 5 days. More of the same from yesterday's session: EUR/NZD slid into the red after losing 122 pips and ending the session at 1.7171.