Market Patrol 8 December 2020

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Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD

19 Apr 2024

AUD
30.42
0.6459

BWP
3.47
0.0737

CAD
34.46
1.3664

CNY
6.60
7.1402

DKK
6.82
6.9093

EUR
50.34
1.0691

HKD
6.10
7.7148

INR
0.57
82.1874

JPY
30.85
152.6385

KES
35.97
130.9049

NZD
27.96
0.5937

NOK
4.35
10.8251

SGD
34.91
1.3490

ZAR
2.53
18.6446

SEK
4.35
10.8361

CHF
52.18
1.1081

GBP
58.79
1.2484

USD
47.09
1.0000

AED
13.02
3.6162

Sterling surged to $1.3340 amid Brexit hopes.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The single currency seesawed at $1.2120 amid market is waiting for fresh clues from Thursday's European Union summit. According to Reuters, a senior EU diplomat has said that the EU would bypass Hungary and Poland to set up the budget and recovery fund if the two nations do not drop their veto by Thursday.

GBP/USD
Sterling surged to $1.3340 on Tuesday, clinging to hopes of a meeting between British Prime Minister Boris Johnston and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen salvaging a Brexit trade deal.

USD/JPY
The Japanese Yen sidelined at 104.04 against the U.S dollar, although concern at surging coronavirus cases in the United States tempered optimism about vaccinations and fiscal support for the U.S. economy.

AUD/USD
The Australian dollar edged lower to $0.7032 following Aussie-China tussle are back in focus to combat vaccine.

USD/ZAR
The South African rand mounted to 15.16 against the greenback with investors luring back into risk assets by progress in COVID-19 vaccines and hopes of further stimulus in the United States.

USD/MUR

The Mauritian rupee lingered at 40.30(selling) against the dollar on the domestic market.

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

14:00 - EUR - German ZEW Economic Sentiment (Dec)

16:00 - USD - EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook

Central Bank Interest Rates

Last Change

New Meeting

Federal Bank of U.S

0.00-0.25%

16-Mar-2020

16-Dec-2020

European Central Bank

0.00%

10-Mar-2016

10-Dec-2020

Bank of England

0.10%

19-May-2020

17-Dec-2020

Bank of Japan

-0.10%

28-Jan-2016

18-Dec-2020

Reserve Bank of Australia

0.10%

03-Nov-2020

01-Dec-2020

S.Africa Reserve Bank

3.50%

23-Jul-2020

Reserve Bank of India

4.00%

22-May-2020

04-Dec-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

1.2245

1.3690

104.67

15.50

1.2206

1.3567

104.49

15.35

1.2157

1.3472

104.28

15.26

1.2118

1.3348

104.10

15.22

1.2069

1.3254

103.89

15.12

1.2030

1.3130

103.71

15.07

1.1982

1.3036

103.50

14.97

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