Markets were flat Friday, yet USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/CHF showed impressive gains and made this list of top gainers.
Markets completed a mixed session Friday while EUR/USD closed 1.0724 after a stable day. USD/CAD closed at 1.3605 after a flat day.
Despite Friday's flat session, several currencies are managing to post notable gains. Take a look at the market's Top Gainers:
+0.16%: Dollar/Yen currency pair adds 21 pips or 0.16%
It was more of the same for Dollar/Yen Friday — Dollar/Yen recovered from the previous trading session's losses and went up to 140.81 Friday after it traded lower at 139.49.
Dollar-Swiss | Up 0.11% to 0.9055 Friday
Dollar-Swiss is now trading 2.4% away from its significant low of 0.8832 first tested 25 days ago.
+0.14%: bullish currency pair Aussie-Dollar runs out of steam at 0.6545; currently at 0.6529
Friday may indicate a change of direction; having ended a bullish session Friday at 0.6529, momentum helped the Australian dollar finish the day 9 pips or 0.14% higher, although mixed sentiments ensured Aussie-Dollar etched out a distinct 0.6493 to 0.6545 session range.