Daily Archives: October 1, 2018

Crude Oil: Oil extend its gains in the Asian session

Posted on October 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

Crude Oil Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Crude Oil rose 1.84% against the USD and closed at USD73.47 per barrel on Friday, after fresh figures from Baker Hughes disclosed that the number of active oil rigs dropped … Continue reading →

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Silver: White metal trading on a weaker footing this morning

Posted on October 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

Silver Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Silver rose 2.66% against the USD and closed at USD14.66 per ounce on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 14.65, with silver trading 0.10% lower … Continue reading →

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Gold: Yellow metal reverses its gains in the morning session

Posted on October 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

Gold Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, Gold rose 0.72% against the USD and closed at USD1196.00 per ounce on Friday. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1193.00, with gold trading 0.25% lower … Continue reading →

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AUD/USD: Australia’s AiG performance manufacturing index advanced in September

Posted on October 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

AUDUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.32% against the USD and closed at 0.7227 on Friday. LME Copper prices declined 0.7% or $42.0/MT to $6180.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 0.9% or $18.5/MT to $2011.5/MT. Overnight … Continue reading →

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USD/CAD: Canada’s GDP expanded higher than forecast in July

Posted on October 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

USDCAD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.90% against the CAD and closed at 1.2917 on Friday. In the macro economic news, Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) climbed 2.4% on an annual basis in July, … Continue reading →

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USD/CHF: Switzerland’s KOF economic barometer indicator rose more than anticipated in September

Posted on October 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

USDCHF Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.45% against the CHF and closed at 0.9814 on Friday. On the data front, Switzerland’s KOF economic barometer jumped to a level of 102.2 in September, compared to … Continue reading →

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USD/JPY: Japan’s final manufacturing PMI remained steady in September

Posted on October 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

USDJPY Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.20% against the JPY and closed at 113.63 on Friday. Overnight data showed that Japan’s final manufacturing PMI remained unchanged at 52.5 in September, while preliminary figures had … Continue reading →

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GBP/USD: Britain’s economy expanded as expected in 2Q

Posted on October 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

GBPUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP declined 0.31% against the USD and closed at 1.3035 on Friday. Macroeconomic data showed that UK’s final gross domestic product (GDP) advanced 0.4% on a quarterly basis in 2Q … Continue reading →

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EUR/USD: Euro-zone’s inflation climbed in line with estimates in September

Posted on October 1, 2018 by GCI Financial

EURUSD Movement For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the EUR declined 0.21% against the USD and closed at 1.1610 on Friday, after the Italian government agreed to set a higher than expected budget deficit target. Data indicated that Euro-zone’s … Continue reading →

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