Currency markets moved in favour of the US dollar, with USD/AUD up 1.02% to 1.4423 and USD/MXN rising 0.81% to 17.4990, according to market data.
USD/GBP gained 0.40% to 0.7575. USD/CAD rose 0.28% to 1.4197. USD/JPY edged up 0.02% to 161.5540. EUR/USD fell 0.42% to 1.1379.
Silver led commodity losses, falling 5.25% to USD 62.14. Copper dropped 3.10% to USD 6.17. Natural gas fell 2.07% to USD 3.2110. Crude oil declined 1.69% to USD 72.61. Brent crude oil slipped 1.52% to USD 76.34. Gold lost 1.20% to USD 4,152.30.
Jayati Bharadwaj, head of FX strategy at TD Securities, discusses the potential for yen intervention as the currency trades near its weakest level in four decades against the dollar https://t.co/4WUCbH0jOs pic.twitter.com/DNxyLnIV2h
— Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) June 23, 2026Technology was the weakest sector, down 2.23% in the same market snapshot. Basic materials fell 1.64%, while industrials lost 0.86%. Consumer defensive shares rose 1.42%.
Healthcare gained 1.17%. Utilities added 0.36%. In bonds, the 13-week bond rose 0.41% to 3.6950. The 10-year bond fell 0.67% to 4.4790, while the 5-year bond declined 0.93% to 4.2470.
| Currency Pair | Price | Day Change |
|---|---|---|
| USD/AUD | 1.4423 | +1.02% |
| USD/MXN | 17.4990 | +0.81% |
| USD/GBP | 0.7575 | +0.40% |
| USD/CAD | 1.4197 | +0.28% |
| USD/JPY | 161.5540 | +0.02% |
| USD/HKD | 7.8406 | +0.02% |
| EUR/USD | 1.1379 | -0.42% |
