Investing.com – The U.S. dollar extended earlier losses against its Canadian counterpart on Wednesday, falling to a fresh 6-month low after official data showed that Canadian house prices rose unexpectedly in August.
USD/CAD hit 1.0022 during European afternoon trade, the pair’s lowest since April 30; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.0027, tumbling 0.73%.
The pair was likely to find short-term support at 0.9970, the low of April 26 and resistance at 1.0182, Tuesday’s high.
Earlier in the day, Statistics Canada said its new house price index rose by 0.1% in August, after falling by 0.1% in July. Analysts had expected the new house price index to decline by 0.1% in August.
The report said that year-on-year, the NHPI was up 2.9% in August following an identical increase in July.
The loonie was also up against the euro, with EUR/CAD shedding 0.48% to hit 1.3999.
Also Wednesday, official data showed that U.S. import prices fell more-than-expected in September.
USD/CAD hit 1.0022 during European afternoon trade, the pair’s lowest since April 30; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.0027, tumbling 0.73%.
The pair was likely to find short-term support at 0.9970, the low of April 26 and resistance at 1.0182, Tuesday’s high.
Earlier in the day, Statistics Canada said its new house price index rose by 0.1% in August, after falling by 0.1% in July. Analysts had expected the new house price index to decline by 0.1% in August.
The report said that year-on-year, the NHPI was up 2.9% in August following an identical increase in July.
The loonie was also up against the euro, with EUR/CAD shedding 0.48% to hit 1.3999.
Also Wednesday, official data showed that U.S. import prices fell more-than-expected in September.