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The NZD/USD pair collapsed on Friday, diving toward the 0.5600 area as bearish momentum dominated the session. The pair traded deep in the red, shedding over 3% on the day and remaining mid-range between recent extremes at 0.5551 and 0.5798.

During Friday’s session following the European close, the EUR/USD pair slipped back toward the 1.1000 area, surrendering part of its early-week strength.

The USD/CAD pair extends its upside to near 1.4240 during North American trading hours on Friday. The Loonie pair strengthens as the Canadian Dollar (CAD) falls further after the release of the downbeat employment data for March.

Euro (EUR) is soft, down 0.4% vs. the US Dollar (USD) and trading back around the 1.10 level with a modest fade of Thursday’s impressive rally, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes.

The AUD/USD pair tanks more than 3.5% below 0.6100 during early North American trading hours on Friday.

US Dollar (USD) is likely to trade in a 145.20/147.50 range vs Japanese Yen (JPY). In the longer run, too early to expect weakness to stabilise, but USD must break and hold below 145.00 before further decline is likely, UOB Group’s FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.

Instead of continuing to rise, AUD is more likely to trade in a 0.6260/0.6360 range. In the longer run, AUD must break and hold above the significant resistance at 0.6410 before further advances can be expected, UOB Group’s FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.

Thursday's trading session saw a number of interesting moves, one of which was the upward movement in EUR/GBP. At first glance, this was a bit surprising, Commerzbank's FX analyst Michael Pfister notes.

Silver (XAG/USD) adds to the previous day's heavy losses and attracts some follow-through selling for the second successive day on Friday.

Here is what you need to know on Friday, April 4: