The dollar traded lower versus majors yesterday as investors switch to the sterling, now trading at 5-month highs versus the dollar and the Euro, that’s in expectation of a trade deal set to be signed today and still needs to be approved by the UK Parliament on Sunday. The dollar moved lower also versus the EU currencies, trading at 5-month lows versus the Euro and 1-month lows versus the CHF. EU and US equity markets traded mostly sideways, EU equities closed lower 0.3% and US markets traded flat. Metals gained marginally on the weaker dollar, Gold closed higher at $1,492 per ounce and Silver at $17.40 per ounce. Oil traded higher on the Inventories numbers, closing higher 1.2% at $54.21 per barrel, that’s after a rise of 9.3 million barrels in US stockpiles that was offset yesterday by OPEC/Russia proposed production cuts and markets optimism towards the Brexit and a US China trade deal.

EU Economic Summit all day and BOE Gov Carney speech at 6:45 pm are the important news on the agenda Friday. (all times GMT). 

Global Markets 24 hours wrap-up
MarketGBPUSDUSDJPYEURJPYEURUSDGOLDOIL
17.10.190.34%-0.12%0.4%0.51%0.08% 1.18%
USDMXNUSDCHFAUDUSDAUDJPYUSDCADSilverNat Gas
-0.01%-0.72%1.02%0.91%-0.47%0.71%0.88%
Dollar IndexDAXFTSE100CAC40EURSXX50NIKKEI225CSI300
-0.42%-0.12%0.2%-0.42%-0.3%1.2%-0.31%
1 YEAR9.2%2.21%10.87%11.74%-0.02%26.54%
Swing report
TRADEENTRY PRICEPOSITIONOPEN PROFITDATE TRIGGEREDSTOP LOSSUPDATES
NASDAQ7848868011/107850 
OIL53.258-58415/1054 stopped out
       
GBPUSD28640.8-3018/102811new position
       
       
OPEN PROFIT  $650   

Nasdaq futures flat yesterday despite strong a Netflix earnings report.

GBPUSD at 5-moth highs and expecting more upside ahead of the UK Parliament vote on Sunday.

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