Equity markets were mixed with European shares gaining and Wall Street weakening on hopes of Fed funds rates hike. DJIA and S&P 500 indices slipped -0.47% and -0.5% respectively. USD strengthened against major currencies with the broad index, DXY, soaring to a 2-month high of 96.44 before settling at 96.17, up +0.5%. British pound remains under pressure, plunging to as low as 1.2715 against USD. Currently trading around 0.8815, EURGBP has been rising for a third consecutive day, reigniting talks of euro/pound parity.
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