Treasury

EUR/USD
The Single currency climbed to $1.0981 after data showed the euro zone’s April PMI rose to an 11-month high of 54.4 in April from March’s 53.7.

GBP/USD
The Pound recovered to $1.2436 as Friday's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) figure signaled the most robust growth since April last year.

USD/JPY
The Yen fell to 134.40 versus the greenback in Asia this morning as new Bank of Japan Governor Ueda has reiterated the need for keeping monetary policy expansionary on the expectation that Japan inflation will peak sooner.

AUD/USD
The Australian Dollar stretched its downside below $0.6700 on U.S. dollar strength, amid Fed policymakers are not ready to tone down their hawkish stance on U.S. interest rates despite slowdown fears.

USD/CAD

The Canadian dollar extended its decline to 1.3560 against the greenback, undermined by weak domestic Retail Sales data, which fell by 0.2 % in a month, following January's 1.4% increase.

USD/ZAR
The South African Rand was a tad lower at 18.10 versus the U.S. dollar this morning as the rising expectation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 25 basis points in May lent support to the greenback.

USD/MUR
The USD/MUR edged lower by 5 cents to 45.45 (selling) this morning.