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EUR/USD
The Shared currency surged to $1.2157, backed by European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen announcement that the EU has struck a deal with BioNTech/Pfizer for up to 1.8 billion extra doses of their Covid-19 vaccine.
GBP/USD
The Cable rose to a high of $1.4055, unaffected by the Scottish Parliament election results. Scotland's leader Nicolas Sturgeon said another independence referendum was inevitable after her party's resounding election victory.
USD/JPY
The Japanese yen rocketed to 108.80 versus the U.S dollar after U.S. jobs data for April came in well below expectations, lighting a fire under the greenback.
AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar extended gains to $0.7851 while ignoring mixed Aussie data amid a broad-based U.S. dollar selloff.
USD/CAD
The Canadian dollar spurred to 1.2116 against the U.S dollar despite disappointing Canadian labor market report.
USD/ZAR
The rand gained strongly to 14.05 per U.S dollar hitting its highest level against the dollar since January 2020 after Moody's skipped review of South Africa's Sovereign rating.
USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee is unchanged at 40.85(Selling) on the local market.