ACY Securities Forex Spreads for EURUSD, GBPUSD and AUDUSD - 1st September to 5th September

Chart I. Weekly Average Spread for Major Currency Pairs (EURUSD, GBPUSD, AUDUSD, USDJPY)

(Note: The below chart excludes the spread data of the first two hour after market open and the last one hour before market close to minimise the impact of outliers during illiquid market sessions)

Chart II. Weekly Average Spread for Gold and US Crude Oil (XAUUSD, USWTI)

(Note: The below chart excludes the spread data of the first one hour after market open and the last one hour before market close to minimise the impact of outliers during illiquid market sessions)

Chart III. Weekly Average Spread for German 30 Index and Dow Jones 30 Index (GER30, DJ30)

(Note: The below chart excludes the spread data of the first one hour after market open and the last one hour before market close to minimise the impact of outliers during illiquid market sessions)

Weekly Average Spread Review Results:

Majors Currency Pairs: 

EURUSD (Euro) maintained good spreads (1–2 points) across Asian, European, and US sessions. This reflects consistently favorable trading conditions across all major sessions. 

GBPUSD (British Pound) with spreads widening to Average (3–4 points) in the European and US sessions. During the Asian session, spreads increased further to Improvement Required (>4 points), indicating higher trading costs in Asia. 

AUDUSD (Australian Dollar) while maintaining good spreads (2–3 points) across the Asian, European, and US sessions. suggesting stable but slightly varied performance. 

USDJPY (Japanese Yen) experienced Improvement Required conditions (>5 points) across Asian, European, and US sessions, indicating significant spread volatility and consistently higher trading costs across all time zones. 

Gold and US WTI Oil: 

XAUUSD (Gold) maintained good spreads (10–15 points) during the European and US sessions, while spreads widened to Average (15–20 points) in the Asian session. indicating less favorable conditions outside peak hours.

USWTI (US Crude Oil) offered Excellent spreads (20–30 points) in the US session, and good spreads (30–40 points) in the European session. However, during the Asian session, spreads widened to Average (40–45 points), reflecting reduced liquidity during that time. 

Dow Jones 30 and German 30 Indices: 

 DJ30 (Dow Jones 30) maintained good spreads (200–250 points) across the Asian, European, and US sessions, indicating robust liquidity across all trading hours. 

GER30 (German 30 Index) maintained Good spreads (200–300 points) during the  European session , but spreads widened to Average (300–500 points) in the  US session , and fell to Improvement Required (>500 points) in the  Asian session , showing strong time-zone sensitivity and weaker liquidity outside European hours.