Discover which currencies outperformed yesterday’s bearish market

Against the current: Markets slid, yet USD/JPY, EUR/NZD, USD/SGD went up and made this list of yesterday's top currencies gainers.

Leading equity indices in the US declined as AUD/USD closed at 0.6711, a 1.1% change. GBP/USD was down 0.89% before closing the session at 1.2414.

This down-slide takes place while United States macroeconomics indicators data published earlier are pointing downward as well — United States Core Retail Sales published yesterday at 12:30 UTC came out at -0.8%, falling short of the -0.3% projections and continuing its decline from the previous 0% figure.

Even though markets fell yesterday, some currencies were bullish. Have a look at these Top Gainers from yesterday's session:

+0.9%: 0.9% boost for Dollar/Yen currency pair so far today

Dollar/Yen rallied 118 pips (0.9%) deep into the session, closing at 133.75.

+0.64%: USD/SGD currency pair adds 84 pips or 0.64%

USD/SGD spiked to 1.3306, gaining 84 pips.

+0.99%: bullish currency pair EUR/NZD runs out of steam at 1.7719; currently at 1.7707

EUR/NZD closed yesterday at 1.7707 (with a daily low of 1.7516) after ending Thursday at 1.7533 and gaining 0.99%.