The AUD is the strongest. The EUR is the weakest.

The snapshot of the strongest and weakest today show the AUD is the strongest currency of the major currencies, while the EUR is the weakest. The USD is mixed rising vs. the EUR, JPY and CHF, but lower against the CAD, AUD and NZD. It is unchanged vs the GBP after an up and down session.

The ranges vs the major pairs are below the 22-day average for the major pairs. So volatility is a little light for most pairs. The commodity currencies are trading near their extremes vs the dollar at the start of trading.

A snap shot of other markets now show

  • Spot gold down -$0.29 to 1271.19
  • WTI crude up $0.12 to $47.67
  • US yields up less than 1 bp across the yield curve.
  • US stock futures up . Dow futures up 44 points. S&P futures up 4.25 points. Nasdaq futures up 12.50 points