Canada Goose reported Q1 revenue of $107.8 million, up 22.4% year over year and beating Street estimates by $11.1 million, a 16.7% upside surprise.

On Wednesday, gold breached the $4,000 per ounce mark for the first time, setting a new all-time high as investors rushed into safe-haven assets amid heightened global uncertainty and dovish expectations for the US Federal Reserve.

The US dollar initially tried to rally a bit during the trading session on Tuesday, but then gave back gains to show signs of exhaustion.

The shutdown of parts of the U.S. government is causing some minor inconveniences to people who use economic data generated by several of the agencies that have been shuttered because the U.S. Congress hasn't authorized funding for them.

The yen has been under intense pressure in recent days, first on the back of the Japanese election result and then exacerbated by broad-based dollar demand as risk-off flows dominated global markets.

The US dollar's recovery accelerated today, and it has not deterred gold from surging through the $4000-mark in the spot market.

The Pound Sterling trades higher against its major currency peers.