Market Patrol 09 February 2021

I know where I'm getting out before I get in

Bruce Kovner

Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD

23 Apr 2024

AUD
30.68
0.6522

BWP
3.45
0.0733

CAD
34.62
1.3589

CNY
6.58
7.1457

DKK
6.82
6.8986

EUR
50.38
1.0709

HKD
6.09
7.7204

INR
0.57
82.0223

JPY
30.75
152.9787

KES
35.74
131.6321

NZD
28.10
0.5974

NOK
4.37
10.7565

SGD
34.91
1.3474

ZAR
2.53
18.5665

SEK
4.39
10.7267

CHF
51.90
1.1034

GBP
58.40
1.2415

USD
47.04
1.0000

AED
13.01
3.6157

The dollar-rupee unfazed at 40.20(selling) amid the central bank intervened on the domestic market yesterday.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The Single currency surged to $1.2075 as investors began entertaining doubts about the scale of a recent rally driven by expectations of a faster pandemic recovery in the United States than elsewhere.

GBP/USD
The Pound sterling strengthened to $1.3785 boosted by heightened risk appetite in global markets, optimism surrounding the UK's COVID-19 vaccine rollout and a lessening of negative rates expectations.

USD/JPY
The Japanese yen rocketed to 104.90 against the greenback after Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso announced 1.1372 trillion emergency relief package to battle the coronavirus.

AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar extended gains to $0.7728 despite Australia’s NAB Business Conditions and Business Confidence data came in mixed for January.

USD/ZAR
The Rand remained resilient at 14.80 versus the greenback although AstraZeneca's first batch vaccine proved to be relatively ineffective against the dominant South African variant of the virus.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee unfazed at 40.20(selling) amid the central bank intervened on the domestic market yesterday.

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

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

1.2117

1.3836

106.06

15.66

1.2091

1.3792

105.87

15.46

1.2071

1.3768

105.54

15.25

1.2045

1.3724

105.35

15.13

1.2025

1.3700

105.02

15.07

1.1999

1.3656

104.83

14.93

1.1979

1.3632

104.50

14.61

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