The preliminary read of the University of Michigan / Reuters consumer sentiment was expected to hit 93.8 points in April. the final figure for March stood on 93 points. It had already reached 98.1 points in January.

The US dollar was making yet another comeback, riding higher on a tick up in core inflation, after reaching new lows on quite a few disappointing numbers.

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