Market Patrol 19 May 2021

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Apoorva Metha

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

USD/MUR receded to 40.75(selling) in the wake of Bank of Mauritius intervention yesterday.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The fiber bolstered to $1.2231 despite Eurozone Gross domestic product recorded a fall of 1.8% YoY, while employment fell 0.3% in Q1. FOMC meeting minutes eyed later.

GBP/USD
The cable steadied at $1.4190, supported by news that UK unemployment fell in the first quarter.

USD/JPY
Yen jostled to 108.94 per dollar on comments from Bank of Japan’s Kuroda that the central bank will continue to sustain powerful monetary easing patiently.

AUD/USD
The Aussie pierced $0.7785 following Australia Wage Price Index for the first quarter printed 0.6% this morning.

USD/ZAR
South Africa's rand firmed at 14.00 against the greenback as improving risk appetite lured investors away from the safe-haven dollar, even though there was some caution ahead of a local lending rates decision later in the week.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee receded to 40.75(selling) following the intervention of the Bank of Mauritius on the domestic market Tuesday.

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

10:00 - GBP - CPI (YoY)(Apr)

13:00 - EUR - CPI (YoY)(Apr)

18:30 - USD - Crude Oil Inventories

22:00 - USD - FOMC Meeting Minutes

Central Bank Interest Rates

Last Change

New Meeting

Federal Bank of U.S

0.00-0.25%

16-Mar-2020

16-Jun-2021

European Central Bank

0.00%

10-Mar-2016

10-Jun-2021

Bank of England

0.10%

19-May-2020

04-Jun-2021

Bank of Japan

-0.10%

28-Jan-2016

18-Jun-2021

Reserve Bank of Australia

0.10%

03-Nov-2020

01-Jun-2021

S.Africa Reserve Bank

3.50%

23-Jul-2020

20-May-2021

Reserve Bank of India

4.00%

22-May-2020

06-Aug-2021

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

1.2337

1.4315

109.63

15.09

1.2285

1.4268

109.45

14.78

1.2254

1.4229

109.18

14.60

1.2202

1.4182

109.01

14.22

1.2171

1.4143

108.73

13.80

1.2119

1.4096

108.56

13.2

1.2088

1.4058

108.28

13.03

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