Pound-Yen currency pair adds 45 pips or 0.26%

Yesterday at a glance: Pound-Yen went up to 174.27 yesterday, gaining 0.26%.

At the same time, United Kingdom CFTC GBP speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of 13,200, while the previous figure was 11,600. Japan CFTC JPY speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of -96,200, while the previous figure was -80,700.

Elsewhere, other currency pairs are also gaining ground as USD/JPY is trading around 139.97 after ending yesterday's session at 138.8 (up 0.84% today).

While Pound-Yen is up today, these currencies are lagging behind: EUR/AUD is down to 1.6211, losing 158 pips, after ending the previous session around 1.637. GBP/CAD drops 0.74% yesterday and closed at 1.6841.

Having set a significant low of 144.6 7 months ago, Pound-Yen is trading 20.2% higher.