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Market Patrol 11 August 2020

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Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD
24 Dec 2024
  • AUD
  • 30.10
  • 0.6335
  • BWP
  • 3.49
  • 0.0736
  • CAD
  • 33.31
  • 1.4261
  • CNY
  • 6.71
  • 7.0813
  • DKK
  • 6.72
  • 7.0708
  • EUR
  • 49.63
  • 1.0447
  • HKD
  • 6.21
  • 7.6559
  • INR
  • 0.57
  • 83.8245
  • JPY
  • 31.07
  • 152.9184
  • KES
  • 37.33
  • 127.2721
  • NZD
  • 27.07
  • 0.5698
  • NOK
  • 4.27
  • 11.1323
  • SGD
  • 35.52
  • 1.3377
  • ZAR
  • 2.65
  • 17.9149
  • SEK
  • 4.36
  • 10.9000
  • CHF
  • 53.17
  • 1.1192
  • GBP
  • 59.87
  • 1.2601
  • USD
  • 47.51
  • 1.0000
  • AED
  • 13.24
  • 3.5892
USD/MUR ratcheted by 7 cents, buoyed after the central bank intervention on the FX market.
Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The single currency cascaded to $1.1733, on broad dollar strength, after a tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump raised fresh concerns over politicians' ability to reach a deal on coronavirus relief funding.

 

GBP/USD
The cable nudged higher to $1.3085 following an interview published today from Deputy Governor Ramsden that the Bank of England will step up on quantitative easing if the British economy slows and struggles again.

 

USD/JPY
The Japanese Yen suffered overnight losses to 106.20 against the greenback despite Japan's economic data welcomed positive signals, with better-than-expected current account and trade balance data.

 

AUD/USD

The Aussie mounted 30 pips to $0.7174, shrugging off NAB business survey out Tuesday showing confidence taking a turn for the worse in July, while coronavirus woes kept dominating with Australia’s Victoria state marking another record-high death toll of 331.

 

USD/ZAR
The rand tumbled to 17.74 per dollar amid China retaliated to the U.S. moves of sanctioning their policymakers by increasing hardships for 11 American diplomats. South Africa resumes trading after a holiday.

 

USD/MUR
The Mauritian rupee plunged by 7 cents against the dollar undermined after the central bank's intervention on the FX market.

Fundamental & Technical Data
Economic Indicators-Local Time

12:30 - GBP - Average Earnings Index + Bonus (Jun)

12:30 - GBP - Claimant Count Change (Jul)

13:00 - EUR - German ZEW Economic Sentiment (Aug)

16:00 - USD - EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook

16:30 - USD - PPI (MoM)(Jul)

 

 

Central Bank Interest Rates
Last Change
New Meeting
Federal Bank of U.S
0.00-0.25%
16-Mar-2020
14-Sep-2020
European Central Bank
0.00%
10-Mar-2016
10-Sep-2020
Bank of England
0.10%
19-May-2020
17-Sep-2020
Bank of Japan
-0.10%
28-Jan-2016
17-Sep-2020
Reserve Bank of Australia
0.25%
18-Mar-2020
01-Sep-2020
S.Africa Reserve Bank
3.50%
23-Jul-2020
17-Sep-2020
Reserve Bank of India
4.00%
22-May-2020
01-Oct-2020
Bank of Mauritius
1.85%
16-Apr-2020
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Bulls & Bears Levels
Resistance and Support
Levels
EUR/USD
GBP/USD
USD/JPY
USD/ZAR
R3
1.1845
1.3196
106.71
18.25
R2
1.1823
1.3149
106.46
17.85
R1
1.1781
1.3111
106.21
17.67
PP
1.1758
1.3065
105.96
17.00
S1
1.1716
1.3027
105.72
16.32
S2
1.1694
1.2981
105.47
16.17
S3
1.1651
1.2943
105.22
16.00
Technical Analysis - Forex Charts
Japanese Yen may flirt to 105.30/19/dlr, further underscoring what may appear to be a buoyant month.
Chart updated on 24.07.2020
Weekly Market Update by Reshma Peerun Rajwani
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