Euro-Yen gains 1.31%, putting it at the top of this list of currencies gainers.
Markets are currently flat. USD/CHF drawing back 1.07% to 0.8909. GBP/USD up to 1.2781, gaining 0.93%.
Current market events are being influenced by ambiguous macro data as data for United States Retail Sales released today at 12:30 UTC is better than expected with 0.3%, but worse than previous figure of 0.4%.
+1.31%: kicking off the session at 151.72, Euro-Yen currency pair peaks at 153.64
Today's session so far looks to be heading in the same direction — EUR/JPY got off to a strong start by gaining 199 pips (+1.31%), only to run out of steam later in the session around 153.64. Currently, Euro-Yen is trading around the 153.59 level.
Euro-Dollar | +1.1% in mid-session
Euro-Dollar made its largest single-day jump of 118 pips (1.1%) since Mar 1 and is now trading at 1.0953. Having set a peak of 1.1073 around a month ago, Euro-Dollar is now trading 2.16% below this level.
Aussie-Dollar | +1.23% in mid-session
The Australian dollar ended yesterday at 0.68, climbs to 0.68 today and is currently trading at 0.6883. Having set a significant low of 0.6213 7 months ago, the Australian dollar is trading 9.42% higher.