The U.S. currency fell to a new record low of $1.3799 per euro on Thursday as concerns over U.S. subprime mortgage market continued to weigh on the dollar's sentiment. The economic data showing U.S. trade deficit, as expected, widened to $60 billion in May from revised $58.7 billion in April was largely ignored by the currency markets.
The Czech crown continued to advance to six-week highs against the euro on Thursday, extending its gains to almost 2% from its last week's multi-month lows. The crown's rally can be attributed to unwinding carry trades in the light of growing risk aversion on global markets.
FX RATES | |
USD/CZK | 20.510/540 |
USD/GBP | 2.0266/69 |
EUR/CHF | 1.6585/94 |
EUR/CZK | 28.255/270 |
USD/YEN | 122.47/49 |
EUR/GBP | 0.6791/93 |
EUR/USD | 1.3767/69 |
EUR/YEN | 168.58/67 |
STOCK MARKETS | ||
NIKKEI | 18238.95 | +254.81 |
EUROSTOXX 50 | 4517.70 | +70.18 |
FTSE 100 | 6697.7 | +82.6 |
DAX 30 | 8053.43 | +154.89 |
S&P 500 | 1547.70 | +28.94 |
NASDAQ | 2701.73 | +49.94 |
PX 50 | 1880.4 | +17.2 |
GOLD | 666.70/+667.20 | - |
DEPOSIT RATES | ||||
CZK | USD | EUR | YEN | |
ON | 2.65-2.75 | 5.25-5.28 | 4.05-4.08 | --- |
3M | 2.91-3.01 | 5.31-5.34 | 4.18-4.21 | 0.71-0.76 |
6M | 3.11-3.21 | 5.34-5.37 | 4.33-4.36 | 0.81-0.86 |