By CCN Markets: Ripple (XRP) has attempted a pullback after dropping more than 12-percent over the past weekend.
The XRP-to-dollar exchange rate established a cycle low of $0.371 on Sunday at 1600 UTC. The downside action pushed XRP’s market capitalization to as low as $16.04 billion, down 11.47-percent from its Saturday peak level. At its year’s highest, XRP’s market capitalization was $19.67 billion.
XRP Price Recovering on a Weaker Note | Source: TradingView.com, BitStamp
XRP today underwent a small upside correction, surging a little above 5.5-percent to settle an intraday high towards $0.392 at 0700 UTC. Nevertheless, the jump appeared without substantial volume, hinting a weakening momentum. The move attested to a stronger interim bearish sentiment in the XRP market this June, with the asset’s month-to-date losses extending to 20-percent from just 7-percent last week.
Major Bank Turns Down XRP
Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand’s largest commercial bank, on June 5, hinted that it is going to use XRP in their Ripple-based cross-border payment service. The asset’s rate surged by as much as 11.40-percent on BitStamp on the news.
Siam Commercial Bank Tweet (Now Deleted) Sent XRP Prices Higher on June 6 | Source: Google Cache
Nevertheless, the bank issued a contradictory tweet a day later, stating that they “are so sorry for the previous information of the previous post” and that they “have no plan on using XRP.” The price fell by as much as 12.75-percent 24 hours after the contradictory tweet.