Discover which currencies shrugged off bearish market sentiment to outperform

Against the current: Markets are down, yet USD/CHF, USD/JPY, USD/CAD go up and make this list of top gainers.

The leading indices are slipping — EUR/USD trades at 1.0925 after losing 0.66%. GBP/USD drawing back 0.33% to 1.2373.

Amid the market gloom, United States NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (Apr) released today at 12:30 UTC with a figure of 10.8, while the previous figure was -24.6.

Though markets had an unsatisfactory day Friday, some currencies manage to recover as Top Gainers. Take a look:

Dollar/Yen | +0.48% in mid-session

Tentatively higher from an earlier low of 133.71, Dollar/Yen is up to 134.39 today, adding 64 pips, or 0.48%, to Friday's closing price of 133.75.

+0.68%: Dollar-Swiss currency pair adds 60 pips or 0.68%

Tentatively higher from an earlier low of 0.8921, Dollar-Swiss is up to 0.8988 today, adding 60 pips, or 0.68%, to Friday's closing price of 0.8928.

+0.28%: US Dollar-Canadian Dollar currency pair adds 39 pips or 0.28%

US Dollar-Canadian Dollar rallies 39 pips (0.28%) deep into the session, trading at 1.34.