Market Patrol 6 January 2021

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Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD

18 Sep 2024

AUD
31.77
0.6861

BWP
3.56
0.0769

CAD
34.36
1.3475

CNY
6.72
6.8848

DKK
7.00
6.6105

EUR
51.77
1.1181

HKD
6.03
7.6774

INR
0.56
82.4258

JPY
33.34
138.8749

KES
36.53
126.7412

NZD
28.97
0.6257

NOK
4.46
10.3825

SGD
36.33
1.2745

ZAR
2.73
16.9900

SEK
4.61
10.0425

CHF
55.11
1.1902

GBP
61.24
1.3228

USD
46.30
1.0000

AED
12.91
3.5873

The U.S dollar receded across the board soured by the upcoming Georgia election results

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The shared currency recovered from $1.2325 to $1.23 with the risk sentiment weakening on increased expectations for a Democrat-controlled US Senate.

GBP/USD
Sterling mounted to $1.3612 on Brexit deal optimism. Second readings of UK Services PMI for December and speech from BOE’s Bailey at 18:00 local time with increasing odds of rate cuts, are highly anticipated.

USD/JPY
The Japanese Yen spiked to 102.57 against the U.S dollar as plan to rethink over the delisting of three stocks from Beijing by US President Trump’s executive orders and the New York Stock Exchange’s triggered risk-off mood.

AUD/USD
The Australian dollar pierced $0.7775 on speculation of a quick economic recovery in 2021 once coronavirus vaccinations are widely distributed.

USD/ZAR
South African rand nosedived to 15.07 against the greenback on rumours that South Africa could announce a higher level of lockdown as the country wrestles with an increasing number of coronavirus cases.

USD/MUR
Mauritian rupee stayed unchanged at 39.83(selling) on the domestic market.

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

13:30 - GBP - Composite PMI(Dec)

13:30 - GBP - Services PMI(Dec)

17:15 - USD - ADP Nonfarm Employment Change(Dec)

18:00 - GBP - BoE Gov Bailey Speaks

19:30 - USD - Crude Oil Inventories

23:00 - USD - FOMC Meeting Minutes

Central Bank Interest Rates

Last Change

New Meeting

Federal Bank of U.S

0.00-0.25%

16-Mar-2020

27-Jan-2021

European Central Bank

0.00%

10-Mar-2016

21-Jan-2021

Bank of England

0.10%

19-May-2020

04-Feb-2021

Bank of Japan

-0.10%

28-Jan-2016

21-Jan-2021

Reserve Bank of Australia

0.10%

03-Nov-2020

02-Feb-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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Market Correlation is a measure, statistical or observational, that gives a positive or negative link between the pricing of multiple currencies.

Bulls & Bears Levels

Resistance and Support

Levels

EUR/USD

GBP/USD

USD/JPY

USD/ZAR

1.2383

1.3749

103.64

15.50

1.2344

1.3696

103.42

15.35

1.2319

1.3661

103.06

15.26

1.2280

1.3608

102.83

15.22

1.2255

1.3573

102.47

14.55

1.2217

1.3520

102.25

14.50

1.2191

1.3485

101.89

13.90

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