Friday's upbeat market sentiment sees Sterling-Canadian dollar gain 0.6%

Friday at a glance: GBP/CAD surges 0.6% to close at 1.6716 Friday.

Having set a significant low of 1.4665 5 months ago, Sterling-Canadian dollar is trading 13.3% higher.

While Sterling-Canadian dollar is up today, these currencies are lagging behind: USD/JPY is down to 131.8, losing 178 pips, after ending the previous session around 133.59. After ending Friday's session at 1.3456, USD/SGD lost 59 pips and is trading around 1.3397. After ending Friday's session at 1.7137, EUR/NZD lost 127 pips and is trading around 1.7009.