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Market Patrol 5 March 2021

Shake off that decision that seasonal lethargy that weakens resolution and devitalizes ambition.

Helena Rubinstein
Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD
20 Dec 2024
  • AUD
  • 30.10
  • 0.6322
  • BWP
  • 3.54
  • 0.0745
  • CAD
  • 33.29
  • 1.4301
  • CNY
  • 6.72
  • 7.0815
  • DKK
  • 6.71
  • 7.0904
  • EUR
  • 49.58
  • 1.0414
  • HKD
  • 6.22
  • 7.6568
  • INR
  • 0.57
  • 83.7507
  • JPY
  • 31.08
  • 153.1735
  • KES
  • 37.41
  • 127.2757
  • NZD
  • 27.03
  • 0.5677
  • NOK
  • 4.24
  • 11.2216
  • SGD
  • 35.54
  • 1.3396
  • ZAR
  • 2.68
  • 17.7715
  • SEK
  • 4.37
  • 10.8960
  • CHF
  • 53.34
  • 1.1203
  • GBP
  • 59.72
  • 1.2543
  • USD
  • 47.61
  • 1.0000
  • AED
  • 13.26
  • 3.5895
U.S dollar skyrocketed across the board on cheerful Fed Chair comments, awaiting NPF..
Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The fiber suffered a hammer blow to $1.1959 after Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated no concerns about the recent surge in 10-year U.S. Treasury yields as he pursues far-off goals of maximum employment and 2% inflation.

 

GBP/USD
Sterling cascaded to $1.3885 on concerns by the UK that the European Union is ignoring Britain's trade treatment of Northern Ireland. All eyes are on the US Nonfarm Payrolls.

 

USD/JPY
Yen nosedived to 108.08 per dollar on BoJ Kuroda's comments that the central bank “will be vigilant to financial imbalances in guiding policy.”

 

AUD/USD
The Aussie slammed to $0.7720, following news that China promised to keep average annual GDP growth within 'reasonable' range in 2021-2025.

 

USD/ZAR
Rand fell to 15.30 against the greenback as the market turned risk-averse on dovish Fed Chair Powell comments.

 

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee surged by 5 cents to 40.30(selling) on the local market, mimicking international market movements.

Fundamental & Technical Data
Economic Indicators-Local Time

17:30 - USD - Nonfarm Payrolls

17:30 - USD - Unemployment Rate (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
1.2144
1.4114
109.22
15.70
R2
1.2106
1.4066
108.59
15.46
R1
1.2038
1.3978
108.24
15.34
PP
1.2000
1.3929
107.60
15.23
S1
1.1932
1.3841
107.25
14.98
S2
1.1894
1.3792
106.62
14.86
S3
1.1827
1.3704
106.27
14.39
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