The U.S. dollar weakened today as the new home sales surged in the U.S. and the corporate earning increased, improving the appetite for the risk among the investors. The greenback fell versus most of other major currencies.
The U.S. new home sales jumped in June to 330,000 (23.6 percent) from the revised May rate of 267,000. The U.S. house market was showing the awful values previously, and this improvement, while not unexpected, is much better than the economists hoped for. The Standard & Poorâs 500 Index rose 0.6 percent after jumping more than 3.5 percent in the previous week.
The improving risk sentiment spurred the investors to the riskier currencies, decreasing the appeal of the U.S. currency. The signs of rebound in Europe’s economy helped the euro to gain versus the greenback, while the Great Britain pound rose against the dollar after all major Britain’s banks passed the stress tests.
EUR/USD rose to 1.2997 as of 17:41 GMT today after it opened at 1.2887. GBP/USD reached the highest level in three months, climbing to 1.5490 from 1.5416. USD/JPY traded at 86.94 after it opened at 87.45 and jumped as high as 87.71.
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