Market Patrol 1 June 2021

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Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD

26 Apr 2024

AUD
30.81
0.6583

BWP
3.44
0.0736

CAD
34.56
1.3545

CNY
6.55
7.1468

DKK
6.83
6.8533

EUR
50.43
1.0774

HKD
6.07
7.7145

INR
0.57
82.0087

JPY
30.36
154.1916

KES
35.30
132.5951

NZD
28.14
0.6011

NOK
4.36
10.7396

SGD
34.76
1.3465

ZAR
2.54
18.4356

SEK
4.36
10.7346

CHF
51.60
1.1024

GBP
58.79
1.2560

USD
46.81
1.0000

AED
12.95
3.6161

EUR/USD spiked to $1.2236 on upbeat German data and positive comments from Chancellor Merkel.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The common currency spiked to $1.2236, powered by upbeat prints of Germany’s Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices coupled with comments from German Chancellor Merkel suggesting no extension to the virus lockdown after the currency expiry in June.

GBP/USD
Sterling vaulted to $1.4248 last night amid hopes that the UK vaccination campaign is ramped up with immunization optimism.

USD/JPY
Yen tread water around 109.50 per dollar despite optimistic remarks from Japanese Finance Minister Aso that the ‘difference of opinions over global taxation has narrowed.”

AUD/USD

Aussie inched lower from $0.7768 to $0.7740 after RBA maintained the status-quo on its cash rate, while the policymakers reaffirmed their commitment to stick with highly accommodative conditions until at least 2024.

USD/ZAR
Rand reached its highest level in past three years at 13.70 per dollar, ahead of local unemployment rate data for first quarter at 13:30 today.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee unchanged at 40.88(selling) on the domestic market.

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

11:55 - EUR - German Manufacturing PMI (May)

11:55 - EUR - German Unemployment Change (May)

12:30 - GBP - Manufacturing PMI (May)

13:00 - EUR - CPI (YoY)(May)

18:00 - USD - ISM Manufacturing PMI (May)

19:00 - GBP - BoE Gov Bailey Speaks

Central Bank Interest Rates

Last Change

New Meeting

Federal Bank of U.S

0.00-0.25%

16-Mar-2020

16-Jun-2021

European Central Bank

0.00%

10-Mar-2016

10-Jun-2021

Bank of England

0.10%

19-May-2020

24-Jun-2021

Bank of Japan

-0.10%

28-Jan-2016

18-Jun-2021

Reserve Bank of Australia

0.10%

03-Nov-2020

01-Jun-2021

S.Africa Reserve Bank

3.50%

23-Jul-2020

20-May-2021

Reserve Bank of India

4.00%

22-May-2020

06-Aug-2021

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

1.2293

1.4284

110.49

15.09

1.2262

1.4251

110.21

14.78

1.2244

1.4231

109.91

14.60

1.2214

1.4197

109.63

14.22

1.2196

1.4177

109.32

13.80

1.2165

1.4144

109.05

13.2

1.2148

1.4123

108.74

13.03

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