Protection of 1.6100 barriers contained the damage but cable remains very weak, breaking below 1.6110 support.
EUR/USD is under pressure as well with technical pressure on Wall Street stocks a factor today.
Traders noted USD buying from model funds at 14:00 GMT, the time of day when many model reset themselves. Flows wewrre particularly evident in USD/CAD, traders say.
Gold has shed a quick $10 and trades near yesterday afternoon’s lows at $1007 and Oil continues its slide, trading bellow $67.