Market Patrol 4th May 2022

“Letting losses run is the most serious mistake made by most investors.”

William O’Neil

Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD

20 May 2024

AUD
31.29
0.6765

BWP
3.48
0.0752

CAD
34.28
1.3494

CNY
6.49
7.1298

DKK
6.85
6.7581

EUR
50.57
1.0931

HKD
6.02
7.6834

INR
0.56
81.9464

JPY
30.06
153.9165

KES
35.81
129.1711

NZD
28.61
0.6185

NOK
4.43
10.4478

SGD
34.75
1.3311

ZAR
2.63
17.5910

SEK
4.38
10.5588

CHF
51.21
1.1069

GBP
59.06
1.2766

USD
46.26
1.0000

AED
12.80
3.6152

The Shared currency traded sideways at $1.0515 ahead of ECB non-monetary meeting and FED Interest rate decision.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The Shared currency traded sideways at $1.0515 ahead of ECB non-monetary meeting, FED Interest rate decision and Retail sales data later during the day.

GBP/USD
The Cable renewed intraday low at $1.2474 amid negative headlines concerning Brexit and challenges for the Bank of England’s (BOE) hawkish move.

USD/JPY
The Japanese yen remained cemented above 130.00 as an ultra-loose monetary policy by the BOJ has kept the currency on the edge.

AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar gained to $0.7100 as Aussie retail sales crossed forecast by 0.6%.

USD/CAD
The Loonie lost ground against the greenback at 1.2830 as price of oil retraced from their high as investors awaits Canadian trade numbers.

USD/ZAR
South African rand managed to offset some of its losses at 15.76 ahead of Fed Interest rate decision today.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee remained unchanged at 43.45 (selling).

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

12:00 - EUR - Non-Monetary Policy ECB Meeting

13:00 - EUR - Retail Sales MoM)(Mar)

16:15 - USD -ADP Employment Change(Apr)

18:00 - USD - ISM Services PMI(Apr)

22:00 - USD - Fed Interest Rate Decision

Central Bank Interest Rates

Last Change

New Meeting

Federal Bank of U.S

0.50%

17-Mar-2022

04-May-2022

European Central Bank

0.00%

10-Mar-2016

Bank of England

0.75%

17-Mar-2022

Bank of Japan

-0.10%

28-Jan-2016

Reserve Bank of Australia

0.10%

03-Nov-2020

S.Africa Reserve Bank

4.25%

24-Mar-2022

19-May-2022

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

1.0646

1.2706

134.86

16.38

1.0605

1.2638

133.05

16.08

1.0553

1.2549

131.95

15.80

1.0512

1.2481

130.14

15.21

1.0460

1.2392

129.04

14.84

1.0419

1.2324

127.23

14.34

1.0367

1.2235

126.13

14.02

Technical Analysis - Forex Charts

Technical Outlook of the week - NZDCHF Scenario 1:

Chart updated on 04.03.2022

Technical Outlook of the week - NZDCHF Scenario 2:

Chart posted on 04.03.2022

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