Investing.com - U.S. factory orders fell for the second consecutive month in September, dampening optimism over the strength of the economy, official data showed on Tuesday.
In a report, the U.S. Census Bureau said factory orders declined by a seasonally adjusted 0.6% last month, broadly in line with market expectations.
Factory orders growth for August was revised to a drop of 10% from a previously reported fall of 10.1%.
EUR/USD was trading at 1.2522 from around 1.2508 ahead of the release of the data, while GBP/USD was at 1.6007 from 1.6006 earlier.
Meanwhile, U.S. stock markets were mixed after the open. The Dow rose 0.1%, the S&P 500 inched down 0.2%, while the Nasdaq 100 shed 0.2%.
Elsewhere, in the commodities market, gold traded at $1,166.90 a troy ounce, compared to $1,116.50 ahead of the data, while crude oil traded at $76.71 a barrel from $76.68 earlier.