The Australian dollar is today's top mover after declining 1.24%
The leading indices are falling — USD/CHF up to 0.9411, gaining 0.9%. GBP/USD drawing back 0.63% to 1.1943.
Today's price action is taking place amid mixed market indicators – United States New Home Sales (Jan) released today at 15:00 UTC with a figure of 670,000, while the previous figure was 625,000.
“Top Movers” are assets that recorded the highest percentage change compared to their nearest peers. The currently most active currencies are listed below.
Dollar/Yen set for strong finish this afternoon; up 1.35% to 136.47 with 2 hours before close
Heading in the same direction for now — USD/JPY spikes to 136.47, climbing by 181 pips.
The Australian dollar | Currently down 1.24% at 0.6726
Aussie-Dollar dropped 84 pips to 0.672, reaching its lowest point in 6 weeks. Having established significant support at 0.6213 approximately 4 months ago, Aussie-Dollar's share price has bounced 9.6% higher.
Weak sentiment sees the Kiwi posting 1.02% loss
More of the same today: the New-Zealand Dollar is sharply lower after losing 63 pips, declining as low as 0.6166.