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Market Patrol 12 May 2021

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Chris Grosser
Indicative Selling Rates
against MUR
USD
25 Apr 2024
  • AUD
  • 30.77
  • 0.6565
  • BWP
  • 3.43
  • 0.0733
  • CAD
  • 34.51
  • 1.3581
  • CNY
  • 6.56
  • 7.1473
  • DKK
  • 6.83
  • 6.8649
  • EUR
  • 50.42
  • 1.0758
  • HKD
  • 6.08
  • 7.7125
  • INR
  • 0.57
  • 82.0612
  • JPY
  • 30.50
  • 153.6760
  • KES
  • 35.48
  • 132.1115
  • NZD
  • 28.10
  • 0.5994
  • NOK
  • 4.36
  • 10.7536
  • SGD
  • 34.80
  • 1.3468
  • ZAR
  • 2.52
  • 18.6007
  • SEK
  • 4.37
  • 10.7251
  • CHF
  • 51.57
  • 1.1003
  • GBP
  • 58.71
  • 1.2526
  • USD
  • 46.87
  • 1.0000
  • AED
  • 12.96
  • 3.6157
The Pound unimpressed at $1.4125 despite UK Preliminary GDP beats estimates.
Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The Shared currency snapped back to $1.2123 as the German ZEW headline numbers failed to impress buyers ahead of U.S CPI data due later today.

 

GBP/USD
The Cable unimpressed at $1.4125 despite UK Preliminary GDP beats estimates with -1.5% QoQ in Q1.

 

USD/JPY
The Japanese yen ticked down to 108.85 versus the U.S dollar after the Bank of Japan policymakers warned of the risk to the recovery as the pandemic curbs negatively impact service consumption.

 

AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar lost ground to $0.7802, with investors continuing to digest Australia’s big-spending budget, which was handed down on Tuesday.

 

USD/CAD
The Loonie firmed at 1.2115 against the U.S dollar as the divergence in monetary policies adopted by the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve continued acting as a headwind for the pair.

 

USD/ZAR
South Africa's rand touched a 16-month high at 13.93 per U.S dollar, helped by S.A manufacturing figures that were far stronger than expected.

 

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee meandered at 40.85(Selling) on the local market.

Fundamental & Technical Data
Economic Indicators-Local Time

13:00 - GBP - BoE Gov Bailey Speaks

16:30 - USD - Core CPI (MoM) (Apr)

18:30 - USD -Crude Oil Inventories 

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
12-May-2021
Bank of England
0.10%
19-May-2020
06-May-2021
Bank of Japan
-0.10%
28-Jan-2016
18-Jun-2021
Reserve Bank of Australia
0.10%
03-Nov-2020
04-May-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
R3
1.2236
1.4232
109.58
15.09
R2
1.2209
1.4200
109.28
14.78
R1
1.2178
1.4169
108.95
14.60
PP
1.2151
1.4137
108.65
14.22
S1
1.2120
1.4106
108.32
13.80
S2
1.2093
1.4074
108.02
13.2
S3
1.2062
1.4043
107.69
13.03
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