Against the current: Markets are down, yet USD/JPY, USD/CAD, EUR/JPY go up and make this list of top gainers.
The leading indices are currently lower — EUR/USD drawing back 0.15% to 1.0909. GBP/USD slipping 0.14% and closing at 1.242.
On the other hand, positive data was released earlier when data for United States Unemployment Rate published today at 12:30 UTC came out at 3.5, beating projections of 3.6 and showing improvement over the preceding figure of 3.6.
Markets are falling this session, but some currencies are registering gains. Take a look at today's positive market movers.
+0.39%: bullish currency pair Dollar/Yen runs out of steam at 132.38; currently at 132.2
Dollar/Yen rallies 51 pips (0.39%) deep into the session, trading at 132.2.
+0.3%: Euro-Yen currency pair posts 0.3% gain
Euro-Yen trades at 144.19 after gaining 43 pips (0.3%).
US Dollar-Canadian Dollar gains positive traction for a 4th successive day
Heading in the same direction for now — US Dollar-Canadian Dollar trades at 1.3515 after gaining 30 pips (0.23%).