Euro also steady
The euro stood at 55.8419 lira buying and 55.8774 lira selling at the same hour. No cause was given for the levels. The quotes mark the start of the first session of the week.
Separately, in broader currency markets, euro/dollar was at $1.1219 as of 06:54 GMT on 26 October, by MacroHerald’s own measurement.
Speculators trim euro short
Weekly positioning data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed speculators remained net short the euro, holding 134,524 contracts in the week to 20 October. That position had stood at 137,573 contracts a week earlier, a reduction of 3,049 contracts. The figures have no stated bearing on Monday’s lira quotes.
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Data: Swissquote · CFTC