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GBPUSD holds 1.32474 in a 17.9 pip Asia range

The first scheduled risk is the GBP Composite PMI at 08:30 UTC

GBPUSD · Asia session · Published Oct 4, 2026, 10:55 PM

GBPUSD last traded at 1.32474, inside an Asia session that has run 17.9 pips between 1.32325 and 1.32504. The nearest level above is the prior day high at 1.32562, 8.8 pips away, and the nearest below is the session open at 1.32400, 7.4 pips away.

The prior New York day closed at 1.32350 after a range of 74.6 pips between 1.31816 and 1.32562. An ordinary day over the last 14 covers 71.6 pips, and the latest day sits at the 83rd percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market.

The GBP Composite PMI and Final Services PMI are both scheduled for 08:30 UTC, the latter with a forecast of 51.7 and a previous of 51.7. Over 95 past pmi_gbp releases GBPUSD moved 7.10 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 12.40 in the first 60, in either direction.

Large speculators are net short 91075 contracts, a change of -8507 on the week, the 6th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The loudest headline for this instrument is graded impact 1 of 3, published at 22:38 UTC.

Session brief

  1. GBPUSD, Asia sessionOpen 1.32400, high 1.32504, low 1.32325, close 1.32474: a range of 17.9 pips over 110 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  2. GBPUSD reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  3. GBPUSD, previous trading dayHigh 1.32562, low 1.31816, close 1.32350 on 2026-10-02, a range of 74.6 pips, from our own candles on the trading day that starts 17:00 New York.
  4. GBPUSD daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 71.6 pips. The latest day sits at the 83rd percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is a busy day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  5. GBP Final Services PMIScheduled 2026-10-05 08:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 51.7. Previous 51.7. From Forex Factory.
  6. GBPUSD reaction to pmi_gbpOver 95 past releases GBPUSD moved 7.10 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 12.40 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  7. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 096742Large speculators are net short 91075 contracts, a change of -8507 on the week. That is the 6th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  8. Middle East War updates: Iran says Strait of Hormuz main focus of talks to end war with USFXStreet. Graded impact 1 of 3 for GBPUSD by our headline classifier.
  9. GBP S&P Global/CIPS Composite PMIScheduled 2026-10-05 08:30 UTC, impact 2 of 3. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.

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