EJ: Forex news: the UK sterling drops from its highs against majors
Tuesday in early European trading the UK sterling declined from its previous session's highs against the currencies of US, Japan and Switzerland.
The pound is now trading at a 1-week low of 0.8735 against the euro with 0.875 seen as the next downside target level. At yesterday's close, the euro-pound pair was quoted at 0.8671.
The pound is currently worth 1.6500 against the dollar, down from an early Asian session's 4-week high of 1.6549. If the pound slides further, 1.646 is seen as the next target level for the UK currency. The pound-dollar pair closed yesterday's trading at 1.6477.
After hitting a 4-day high of 1.4123 against the franc at 2:55 am ET, the pound eased. The pound-franc pair is presently trading near yesterday's close of 1.4046. The near term support level for the pound is seen at 1.400.
The pound that rose to a 4-week high of 135.15 against the yen at 3:35 am ET fell thereafter. At present, the pound-yen pair is worth 134.57 with 134.2 seen as the near term target level. The pair was worth 133.38 at yesterday's close.