Economic mirror of the day
The dollar weakened against the yen on Thursday during the Asian trading session, and investors are waiting for a decision on the appointment of the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, which US President Donald Trump can deliver this week.
USD / JPY slipped 0.19% to 113.54, while AUD / USD was trading at 0.7705, gaining 0.05%. EUR / USD was trading at 1.1825, gaining 0.10%. The US dollar index, showing the strength of the dollar relative to the weighted basket of six leading currencies, fell 0.06% to 93.47.
Quotes of gold futures rose during Asian deals on Thursday.
At COMEX, a division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for December delivery are traded at a price of $ 1.281.07 per troy ounce, up 0.16% as of this writing.
The maximum of the session was a mark of $ per troy ounce. At the time of writing, gold was supported at $ 1.272.00 and resistance at $ 1.285.30.
Futures on the USD index, showing the ratio of the US dollar to the basket of the six major currencies, decreased by 0.07% and is trading at around $ 93.46.
As for other commodities traded on COMEX, silver futures for December delivery grew by 0.51%, reaching $ 17.011 per troy ounce, while futures for copper for December delivery increased by 0.00%, reaching the level of $ 3,187 per pound.
Quotes of futures for oil WTI declined during the Asian trading on Thursday.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, WTI futures for December delivery are traded at $ 52.12 per barrel, down 0.11% as of this writing.
The minimum of the session was $ $ per barrel. At the time of writing, WTI oil found support at $ 51.55 and resistance at $ 52.62.
Futures on the USD index, showing the ratio of the US dollar to the basket of the six major currencies, decreased by 0.11% and is trading at around $ 93.43.
As for other goods traded on the ICE, the BRENT futures for December delivery fell 0.09% to reach $ 58.39 per barrel, and the difference in price between the BRENT oil contracts and WTI oil was 6.27 dollars per barrel.
Quotations of natural gas futures fell during the American session on Wednesday.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, natural gas futures for November delivery are traded at a price of $ 2,925 per million Btu, at the time of writing this comment, dropping by 1.65%.
The minimum of the session was $ a million BTU. At the time of writing, natural gas found support at $ 2.856 and resistance at $ 3.017.
Futures on the USD index, showing the ratio of the US dollar to the basket of the six major currencies, decreased by 0.23% and is trading at around $ 93.61.