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Market Patrol 04 February 2021

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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
The Pound turned south to $1.3600 ahead of BoE Interest rate decision.
Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The Shared currency extended losses to $1.2016 as pessimism about the U.S. economic outlook receded before the publication of important data on the U.S. jobs market tomorrow.

 

GBP/USD
The Cable plummeted to $1.3603 unimpressed by an upward revision to the UK Markit Services PMI, which was confirmed at 39.5 in January ahead of BoE Interest rate decision today.

 

USD/JPY
The Japanese yen slipped to 105.16 per U.S dollar on U.S. reports that hiring by private employers rebounded more than expected in January.

 

AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar ticked to $0.7625 on positive global risk sentiment, while higher bond yields at home gave the currency an edge over its U.S. counterpart.

 

USD/ZAR
South Africa's rand firmed at 14.97 against the greenback as global appetite for risk, and high yields rose on optimism around vaccine rollouts.

 

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee idled at 40.15(selling) on the local market.

Fundamental & Technical Data
Economic Indicators-Local Time

13:30 - GBP - Construction PMI (Jan)

16:00 - GBP - BoE Interest Rate Decision (Feb)

17:30 - USD - Initial Jobless Claims 

 

Central Bank Interest Rates
Last Change
New Meeting
Federal Bank of U.S
0.00-0.25%
16-Mar-2020
17-Mar-2021
European Central Bank
0.00%
10-Mar-2016
03-Mar-2021
Bank of England
0.10%
19-May-2020
04-Feb-2021
Bank of Japan
-0.10%
28-Jan-2016
18-Mar-2021
Reserve Bank of Australia
0.10%
03-Nov-2020
02-Mar-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
R3
1.2159
1.3813
105.50
15.66
R2
1.2124
1.3762
105.34
15.46
R1
1.2083
1.3714
105.16
15.25
PP
1.2048
1.3663
105.00
15.13
S1
1.2007
1.3615
104.82
15.07
S2
1.1972
1.3564
104.66
14.93
S3
1.1931
1.3516
104.48
14.61
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