Market Patrol 4 March 2021

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Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD

30 Dec 2024

AUD
30.06
0.6338

BWP
3.48
0.0734

CAD
33.22
1.4276

CNY
6.70
7.0810

DKK
6.73
7.0475

EUR
49.70
1.0479

HKD
6.20
7.6503

INR
0.56
84.1374

JPY
30.86
153.6994

KES
37.27
127.2693

NZD
27.08
0.5709

NOK
4.27
11.1133

SGD
35.51
1.3358

ZAR
2.63
18.0027

SEK
4.37
10.8432

CHF
52.92
1.1158

GBP
59.97
1.2643

USD
47.43
1.0000

AED
13.21
3.5895

U.S dollar spiked across the board amid rising U.S yields, Powell eyed.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The common currency recovered from $1.1990 to $1.2057 despite initially U.S ADP and ISM services reports disappointed expectations.

GBP/USD
Cable dropped to $1.3960, as the European Union promised legal action on Wednesday after the British government unilaterally extended a grace period for checks on food imports to Northern Ireland, a move Brussels said violated terms of Britain's divorce deal.

USD/JPY
Yen plummeted to 107.15 per greenback ahead of Fed Chair Powell speech at 17.05 GMT, eyeing any comments on rising yields and inflation expectations.

AUD/USD
Aussie picked up to $0.7805 on upbeat Australian trade numbers, ignoring poor retail sales data.

USD/ZAR
South African rand plummeted to 15.05 against the dollar after South African private sector activity expanded again in February but at a slightly slower pace than the previous month.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee remains flat at 40.25(selling) on the domestic market.

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

13:30 - GBP - Construction PMI (Feb)

17:30 - USD - Initial Jobless Claims

21:05 - USD - Fed Chair Powell Speaks

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

1.2174

1.4084

107.67

15.50

1.2143

1.4045

107.41

15.29

1.2103

1.3999

107.20

15.19

1.2073

1.3960

106.94

15.02

1.2032

1.3913

106.76

14.88

1.2002

1.3874

106.47

14.79

1.1962

1.3828

106.25

14.69

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