The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is extending its winning streak for the fourth successive session. The DXY is trading around 98.90 during the Asian hours on Friday.
Silver price (XAG/USD) edges higher after two days of losses, trading around $77.20 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Friday. The prices of the precious metals, including Silver hold ground as traders adopt caution ahead of key US jobs data amid elevated geopolitical tensions.
EUR/JPY trades around 183.00 on Thursday at the time of writing, virtually unchanged on the day, as relative support for the Japanese Yen (JPY), driven by expectations of monetary policy normalization in Japan, meets mixed European macroeconomic data released earlier today.