A snapshot of the strongest and weakest as NA traders enter for the day on Sept 25, 2017

The snapshot of the strongest and weakest currencies as North American traders enter for the day have the CAD as the strongest currency while the NZD is the weakest.

The USD is mostly rising with decent gains against the EUR (+0.70%) and NZD (+0.74% and CHF (+0.47%) and more modest gains vs. the JPY (-0.20%). The dollar is up fractionally vs the GBP and the AUD, whlle the only currency the USD is lower against is the CAD but it is just barely lower.

The reanges are mixed in trading today with most pairs below their 22 day avearges. The GBPUSD is the most active at 99 pips. The NZDUSD has a strong 92 pips trading range and trades near the lows.

In the other markets, a snap shot shows:

  • Spot gold is down -$5.61 to $1291.72
  • WTI crude oil is up $0.63 or 1.24% to $51.29
  • US stocks in pre-market are lower. S&P is down -1.25 points. Nasdaq futures are down -11.25 points. Dow futures are down -7 points
  • US yields are little changed in early trading in the week. 2 year 1.4312%, unchanged. 5 year 1.8582%, -0.3 bp. 10 year 2.2481%, unchanged. 30 year 2.7855%, +0.6 bps