Pound-Yen is yesterday's top mover after gaining 1.47%
Markets completed a mixed session yesterday while GBP/USD closed the day at 1.2823, having gained 0.31%. USD/CHF gained 0.23% and closed at 0.8937.
Today's muted price action is occurring amid mixed market indicators – United States CFTC Nasdaq 100 speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of 15,700, while the previous figure was 8,800.
Assets that recorded the greatest percentage change in relation to their peers are designated as "Top Movers" with 's most active currencies listed below.
Kicking off the session at 179.3, Pound-Yen currency pair peaks at 182.04
Pound-Yen pointed in the same direction yesterday: GBP/JPY spiked to 181.94, gaining 264 pips.
Dollar/Yen | Closed +1.15% at 141.88
The sentiment that generated 136 pips in cumulative gains over the past 6 days was further evident for Dollar/Yen. Yesterday's session pointed in the same direction — Dollar/Yen spiked to 141.88, gaining 162 pips.
Bullish currency pair Euro-Yen runs out of steam at 155.25; currently at 155.24
On-trend Euro-Yen closed the session yesterday with more of the same: Euro-Yen spiked to 155.24, gaining 174 pips.