Weak equities undermined the aussie's upward trend yesterday allowing the pound to post marginal gains

The pound rebounded nearly two cents from its intra-day low against the aussie, halting its sharp slide and posting marginal gains of 0.2%, to close the day up at 1.7912.

• The Australian dollar has rallied strongly over the past two days following the surprise rate hike, but the aussie pulled backed yesterday as risk sentiment in the market dissipated.
  
• The high-yielding currency backtracked as equities took a downward turn and as investors sought defensive positions ahead of important statements in the UK and EU today.
  
• Additionally, analysts noted that market players may have over-bought the aussie, realising that it was only one central bank to raise rates and that similar moves from other nations may still be some way off.
  
• In trading today however, the Australian dollar’s upward trend has continued, already up 0.8% on the day, as strong employment data reinforced the pace of recovery in the nation.
  
• Overall unemployment fell to 5.7% in September, an improvement from 5.8% the previous month and beating out market expectations of 6.0%.