Pound-Yen is yesterday's top mover after gaining 2.39%
Markets completed a mixed session yesterday, as GBP/USD ended the session at 1.2568 after a 0.59% gain. USD/CAD shed 0.33% and closed at 1.3548.
Today's muted price action is occurring amid mixed market indicators – United States Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Mar) came out at 0.3, while a consensus of analysts was expecting 0.3.
“Top Movers” are assets that recorded the highest percentage change compared to their nearest peers. yesterday's most active currencies are listed below.
Pound-Yen currency pair posts 2.39% gain
Yesterday's session pointed in the same direction — GBP/JPY spiked to 171.14, gaining 399 pips.
Yesterday's upbeat market sentiment sees Dollar/Yen gain 1.8%
Bullish sentiment helped Dollar/Yen to push 241 pips higher, reaching session highs around 136.56, before consolidating until close. Ultimately, Dollar/Yen closed yesterday at 136.31.
Yesterday's upbeat market sentiment sees Euro-Yen gain 1.69%
Euro-Yen lived up to expectations yesterday by maintaining its set course — Euro-Yen rallied 249 pips and maintained the 150.08 level.