EUR/USD
During the Asian trade, the euro strengthened against the US dollar during Asian trade. At 16:00 in the United States, data on consumer confidence and the number of houses sold under the approval procedure will be published, which can be reflected in the exchange rate of this currency pair. During the Asian trading, the euro strengthened against the US dollar by 0.22%.
GBP/USD
The British pound strengthened against the US dollar during Asian trading. Today at 10:30, the UK will publish data on the number of approved mortgage loans, while at 16:00 in the United States, data on consumer confidence and the number of houses sold under the approval procedure will be published, which can be reflected in the exchange rate of this currency pair . During the Asian trade, the British pound strengthened against the US dollar by 0.08%.
USD/JPY
The US dollar weakened slightly against the Japanese yen during Asian trade. At 16:00 in the United States, data on consumer confidence and the number of houses sold under the approval procedure will be published, which can be reflected in the exchange rate of this currency pair. During the Asian trading, the US dollar weakened slightly against the Japanese yen by 0.03%.
GOLD
Gold prices weakened slightly during Asian trade. Despite a slight decline, gold prices remain at the highest levels in the last three weeks. At 16:00 in the United States, data on consumer confidence and the number of sold houses that are in the approval procedure will be published, which can be reflected in the price of gold. During Asian trading, the price of gold declined slightly by 0.02%.
OIL
During Asian trade, the price of crude oil has weakened. After information that an oil pipeline explosion occurred in Libya, the price of this fuel rose last night in the last two and a half years. However, as the re-launch of the oil pipeline in the North Sea is approaching, the price of this fuel has weakened. At 22:35 tonight, the US Petroleum Institute will publish a report on crude oil stocks, which may be reflected in the price of crude oil. During Asian trade, the price of crude oil declined by 0.45%.
DAX30
Due to Christmas holidays, the German stock market did not had any volatility.