Treasury

EUR/USD
The Single currency knocked down to $1.1774 on recent risk aversion that gave the greenback a boost ebbed and ahead of the European Central Bank (ECB)’s latest policy decision.

GBP/USD
The British pound weighed down to $1.3614 by Brexit woes amid reports that the UK will threaten this week to deviate from the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit deal and a surge in infections in the UK caused largely by the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus also acted as a headwind for the sterling.

USD/JPY
The Japanese yen lost ground to 109.89 per U.S dollar although Japanese trade data released earlier in the day said exports grew 48.6% year-on-year, a fourth consecutive month of double-digit gains, and imports grew 32.7% year-on-year in June.

AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar was down to $0.7310, with Australia’s latest retail sales figures falling 1.8% month-on-month.

USD/CAD
The Loonie trimmed losses to 1.2707 against the U.S dollar on the back of modest rebound of the barrel of West Texas Intermediate.

USD/ZAR
South Africa's rand slipped to 14.67 versus the greenback as the fast spread of the Delta coronavirus variant made global investors nervous and drove a continued flight to safer assets.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee climbed by 5 cents to 43.05(selling) on the Mauritian market.