Analysis of the past day

On Thursday, trading on the foreign exchange market was very volatile, which was due to the low liquidity of the market during the pre-New Year period. At the same time, the main driver of the market was negative sentiment, which intensified on the decline in world stock indices.

World stock exchanges on Thursday traded mostly below zero, adjusting against the US session of Wednesday and remaining under pressure from geopolitics (Nikkei 225 +3.84; DAX -2,80; FTSE 100 -1.90; Dow 30 -1.40).

The US dollar index on the day showed a downward trend due to renewed risk. As a result, the index has updated a low at the level of 96.50, indicating a slowdown in the upward dynamics and the formation of a flat in the range from 96.70-90 to 96.50-20.

The US dollar index chart. The current price is 96.70 (10-year government bonds  yield is the blue line)

Hanzenko Anton