The GBP/JPY recovers and rallies for the second straight day, is up 0.43%, trades at 196.59, shy of reclaiming the 197.00, poised to finish the week with gains of over 0.40%. Market mood remains sour, but it was not an excuse for buyers to lift the cross-pair to fresh three-day highs.
The GBP/JPY pair retraces to near 195.65 during European trading hours on Monday from the intraday high of 196.00. The pair faces slight selling pressure as the Japanese Yen (JPY) gains after the revised Q1 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data showed that the economy remained flat.
GBP/JPY is extending its upward momentum for the fourth consecutive session, trading around 194.90 during European hours on Monday.