Market Patrol 25 September 2020

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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

GBP/USD jostled to $1.2765, boosted by Finance Minister Sunak's launch of scaled-back job support.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The single currency inched higher to $1.1667 on optimism that German business expectations index climbed to 10.4 in September from 5.5, signalling signs of reviving economies. The market is eyeing the G7 finance ministers virtual meeting today for fresh impetus.

GBP/USD
The British pound vaulted from $1.2668 to $1.2765, underpinned by Britain's government launch of scaled-back job support for workers hit by a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic.

USD/JPY
The safe-haven yen plunged to 105.34 per dollar despite U.S initial jobless claims plummeted to 870k, with 866k prior.

AUD/USD
The Aussie climbed to $0.7060, even though Australia's imports dropped by 7% in August.

USD/ZAR
The rand sidelined around 16.93 against the greenback amid market is waiting for local confidence data at 13:30 today.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee edged lower by 5 cents to 40.35(selling) following the intervention of the Bank of Mauritius on the Forex market yesterday.

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

16:30 - USD - Core Durable Goods (MoM)(Aug)

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

1.1757

1.2880

105.89

17.36

1.1722

1.2831

105.71

17.21

1.1697

1.2789

105.56

17.08

1.1662

1.2740

105.38

17.97

1.1637

1.2698

105.24

16.77

1.1602

1.2649

105.06

16.50

1.1576

1.2607

104.91

16.06

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