Market Patrol 4 January 2021

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Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD

15 Jan 2025

AUD
29.79
0.6292

BWP
3.43
0.0726

CAD
33.27
1.4229

CNY
6.66
7.1114

DKK
6.64
7.1328

EUR
49.01
1.0354

HKD
6.17
7.6752

INR
0.56
85.1083

JPY
30.82
153.5780

KES
37.13
127.5093

NZD
26.80
0.5661

NOK
4.25
11.1335

SGD
35.15
1.3467

ZAR
2.59
18.2579

SEK
4.30
11.0196

CHF
52.22
1.1031

GBP
58.07
1.2267

USD
47.34
1.0000

AED
13.19
3.5889

The shared currency propelled to $1.2273 amid broad dollar weakness on expectation of additional U.S fiscal stimulus.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The shared currency propelled from $1.2122 to $1.2273 as expectations of additional fiscal stimulus and loose Federal Reserve monetary policies lead investors to shun the greenback.

GBP/USD
The cable held back gains at $1.3676 after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday tougher lockdown restrictions were probably on the way as Covid-19 cases keep rising.

USD/JPY
The safe-haven Japanese Yen jostled to 103 against the dollar on reports that a state emergency may be declared for as early as this week, as the Japanese capital grapples with record levels of infection.

AUD/USD
The Australian dollar started the new year with gains at $0.7710 buoyed by Australian home prices, climbing for a third straight month in December.

USD/ZAR
The South African rand steadied at 14.62 per dollar amid market is eyeing for South Africa Standard Bank PMI for December.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee stayed afloat at 39.83 on the domestic market.

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

12:55 - EUR - German Manufacturing PMI (Dec)

13:30 - GBP - Manufacturing PMI (Dec)

Central Bank Interest Rates

Last Change

New Meeting

Federal Bank of U.S

0.00-0.25%

16-Mar-2020

27-Jan-2021

European Central Bank

0.00%

10-Mar-2016

21-Jan-2021

Bank of England

0.10%

19-May-2020

04-Feb-2021

Bank of Japan

-0.10%

28-Jan-2016

21-Jan-2021

Reserve Bank of Australia

0.10%

03-Nov-2020

02-Feb-2021

S.Africa Reserve Bank

3.50%

23-Jul-2020

Reserve Bank of India

4.00%

22-May-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

1.2239

1.3693

103.37

15.50

1.2239

1.3686

103.35

15.35

1.2225

1.3676

103.30

15.26

1.2220

1.3669

103.28

15.22

1.2211

1.3659

103.23

14.55

1.2206

1.3652

103.20

14.50

1.2198

1.3642

103.16

13.90

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