Market Patrol 21 September 2020

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Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD

20 Dec 2024

AUD
30.10
0.6322

BWP
3.54
0.0745

CAD
33.29
1.4301

CNY
6.72
7.0815

DKK
6.71
7.0904

EUR
49.58
1.0414

HKD
6.22
7.6568

INR
0.57
83.7507

JPY
31.08
153.1735

KES
37.41
127.2757

NZD
27.03
0.5677

NOK
4.24
11.2216

SGD
35.54
1.3396

ZAR
2.68
17.7715

SEK
4.37
10.8960

CHF
53.34
1.1203

GBP
59.72
1.2543

USD
47.61
1.0000

AED
13.26
3.5895

The greenback capped gains amid brewing US-China tensions.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The single currency mounted to $1.1860 on reports that the European Central Bank launched a review of its pandemic bond-buying program (PEPP).

GBP/USD
The Sterling cascaded to $1.2945, pressured by Britain signals that it was considering whether to impose a second national lockdown on mounting Covid-19 cases.

USD/JPY
The safe-haven yen rocketed to 104.32 per dollar, despite from the risk-off market mood amid renewed US-China tensions.

AUD/USD
The Aussie bounced to $0.7314, buoyed by Australian PM Morrison upbeat comments about the job-bounce in Victoria.

USD/ZAR
The rand surged to 6-month best at 16.07 on Friday and retreated to 16.30 against the dollar, ahead of the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech later today.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee stalled at 40.20(selling) on the local market.

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

16:45 - EUR - ECB President Lagarde Speaks

18:00 - USD - Fed Chair Powell Speaks

Central Bank Interest Rates

Last Change

New Meeting

Federal Bank of U.S

0.00-0.25%

16-Mar-2020

05-Nov-2020

European Central Bank

0.00%

10-Mar-2016

29-Oct-2020

Bank of England

0.10%

19-May-2020

Bank of Japan

-0.10%

28-Jan-2016

Reserve Bank of Australia

0.25%

18-Mar-2020

S.Africa Reserve Bank

3.50%

23-Jul-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

1.1909

1.3057

105.47

17.13

1.1890

1.3029

105.17

16.92

1.1865

1.2972

104.87

16.65

1.1845

1.2944

104.57

16.38

1.1821

1.2887

104.27

16.33

1.1801

1.2858

103.97

16.02

1.1776

1.2802

103.68

15.92

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