Upwardly mobile Euro-Aussie dollar extends gains by 55 pips; closes session 0.34% higher

Yesterday at a glance: after closing at 1.628 on Thursday, EUR/AUD rallied as high as 1.635 but ended the day at 1.6336.

At the same time, Australia CFTC AUD speculative net positions released yesterday at 20:30 UTC with a figure of -49,200, while the previous figure was -45,000. Fresh CFTC EUR speculative net positions data from Euro Zone came out at 179,400. Spain Consumer Price Index came out at 4.1%, while a consensus of analysts was expecting 4.1%.

Other currencies are also rising as GBP/NZD is trading around 2.01 after ending yesterday's session at 1.9853 (up 1.25% today). EUR/NZD is trading around 1.7527 after ending yesterday's session at 1.7322 (up 1.18% today).

While Euro-Aussie dollar is up today, these currencies are lagging behind: NZD/USD is down to 0.6193, losing 106 pips, after ending the previous session around 0.63.

Having set a peak of 1.6707 around 17 days ago, Euro-Aussie dollar is now trading 2.56% below this level.