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Market Patrol 1 March 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
Cable nosedived to $1.3980 on BoE comments.
Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The single currency plummeted to $1.2083, amid market is eyeing for German Consumer Price Index (CPI) data due at 13:00 GMT.

 

GBP/USD
Cable nosedived to $1.3980 after Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane warned on Friday of a risk that inflation will prove difficult to keep under control as the economy recovers from the pandemic. UK Chancellor Sunak is up for £5 billion grants.

 

USD/JPY
Japanese yen plunged to 106.54 against the dollar following China's official manufacturing PMI fell short of expectation.

 

AUD/USD
The Aussie recovered from Friday's low of $0.7691 to $0.7755, buoyed by Reserve Bank of Australia doubled the size of its daily bond purchases from $2 billion to $4 billion early Monday.

 

USD/ZAR
Rand surged to 14.97 per greenback despite challenges in restoring debt sustainability, notably in tackling public sector wages, Eskom's weak operational and financial state, and low growth potential.

 

USD/MUR
The pair inched higher by 5 cents to 40.20(selling) on the domestic market.

Fundamental & Technical Data
Economic Indicators-Local Time

13:55 - EUR - German Manufacturing PMI

14:30 - GBP - Manufacturing PMI (Feb)

20:00 - USD - ISM Manufacturing PMI (Feb)

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
1.2264
1.4149
107.74
15.50
R2
1.2224
1.4089
107.22
15.29
R1
1.2145
1.4009
106.90
15.19
PP
1.2105
1.3950
106.37
15.02
S1
1.2026
1.3869
106.05
14.88
S2
1.1986
1.3810
105.53
14.79
S3
1.1907
1.3730
105.21
14.69
Weekly Market Update by Reshma Peerun Rajwani
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