Pound-Yen having a good day, gaining 0.87%
Markets are mixed with GBP/USD up to 1.2478, gaining 0.47%. USD/JPY goes up 0.36%, trading at 132.89.
Today's muted price action is occurring amid mixed market indicators – United States ISM Manufacturing PMI (Mar) came out at 46.3, while a consensus of analysts was expecting 47.5.
“Top Movers” are assets that recorded the highest percentage change compared to their nearest peers. The currently most active currencies are listed below.
Pound-Yen | +0.87% in mid-session
GBP/JPY is on a 3 day bullish run gaining 279 pips (2.62%). Heading in the same direction for now — Pound-Yen trades at 165.82 after gaining 143 pips (0.87%).
Kicking off the session at 1.6065, Euro-Aussie dollar currency pair peaks at 1.6205
Euro-Aussie dollar rallies 126 pips (0.79%) deep into the session, trading at 1.6192.
GBP/NZD | +0.63% in mid-session
While yesterday ended at 1.9717, today, GBP/NZD rallied above 1.9842 for the first time in 5 months and gained 123 pips — now trading at 1.9841. GBP/NZD has managed to gain 4.48% so far this year despite trading at lows around 1.88 previously.