Markets were flat yesterday, yet GBP/USD, GBP/CAD, EUR/AUD showed impressive gains and made this list of top gainers.
Markets did not have a clear cut direction — USD/CHF slipped 1.2% and closed at 0.9213. USD/JPY lost 0.77% and ended the session at 135.11.
Current market events are being influenced by ambiguous macro data as United States Non Farm Payrolls beat the 205,000 projections, with 311,000.
Despite yesterday's flat session, several currencies are managing to post notable gains. Take a look at the market's Top Gainers:
+0.89%: Sterling-Canadian dollar currency pair adds 146 pips or 0.89%
Yesterday's session pointed in the same direction — GBP/CAD spiked to 1.6633, gaining 146 pips.
+0.67%: kicking off the session at 1.6055, Euro-Aussie dollar currency pair peaks at 1.619
Yesterday's session pointed in the same direction — Euro-Aussie dollar closed yesterday at 1.6161 (with a daily low of 1.6027) after ending Thursday at 1.6054 and gaining 0.67%.
The British Pound | Closed +0.92% at 1.2033
The Pound made its largest single-day jump of 110 pips (0.92%) since Jan 9 and closed at 1.2033. As things stand, the British Pound is 17.11% away from a significant low of 1.0181 first set 5 months ago.