9 Jul 2015
Commodity currencies struggle despite bounce back in commodities
FXStreet (Mumbai) - The commodity currencies – AUD, NZD – remain weak against the USD despite the bounce back in the commodities witnessed on Thursday.
The AUD/USD pair trades largely flat around 0.7435, while the NZD/USD pair trades on similar lines around 0.6725. Both the currencies have been unable to follow the rise in the commodity currencies triggered by the sharp rise in the Shanghai Composite index.
The Aussie was hammered earlier this week due to the triple whammy of falling iron ore prices, Chinese stock market rout and Grexit fears.
Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar has been able to strengthen modestly, pushing the USD/CAD pair lower by 0.33% to 1.27 levels. The CAD has been a beneficiary of the rise in the Crude prices, however, gains in both crude and CAD are being capped by concerns of crude oversupplies.
The AUD/USD pair trades largely flat around 0.7435, while the NZD/USD pair trades on similar lines around 0.6725. Both the currencies have been unable to follow the rise in the commodity currencies triggered by the sharp rise in the Shanghai Composite index.
The Aussie was hammered earlier this week due to the triple whammy of falling iron ore prices, Chinese stock market rout and Grexit fears.
Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar has been able to strengthen modestly, pushing the USD/CAD pair lower by 0.33% to 1.27 levels. The CAD has been a beneficiary of the rise in the Crude prices, however, gains in both crude and CAD are being capped by concerns of crude oversupplies.