Market Patrol 15 April 2021

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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

The Shared currency surged to $1.1974, market eyes for German inflation figures.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The Shared currency surged to $1.1974 investors buying the Federal Reserve's arguments that interest rates can stay low, ahead of today's German inflation figures.

GBP/USD
The Pound sterling recovered to $1.3770 on optimism of its GDP and future growth as restrictions are being eased due to the picking up of economic activities.

USD/JPY
Yen unimpressed at 108.90 per U.S dollar after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda expressed his concern on the prospect of a faster economic recovery any time soon.

AUD/USD
Aussie climbed to $0.7720 on upbeat job data suggested the Australian economy had grown strongly last quarter.

USD/CAD
The Loonie gained to 1.2525 versus the greenback ahead of next week’s Canadian fiscal budget announcement on 19 April and the BoC’s interest rate decision on 21 April.

USD/ZAR
The Rand spiked to 14.40 against the U.S dollar, gaining fillip on improved risk sentiment.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee steadied at 40.80(selling) this morning.

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

16:30 - USD - Core Retail Sales

16:30 - Initial Jobless Claim

16:30 - USD - Retail Sales

Central Bank Interest Rates

Last Change

New Meeting

Federal Bank of U.S

0.00-0.25%

16-Mar-2020

28-Apr-2021

European Central Bank

0.00%

10-Mar-2016

22-Apr-2021

Bank of England

0.10%

19-May-2020

06-May-2021

Bank of Japan

-0.10%

28-Jan-2016

27-Apr-2021

Reserve Bank of Australia

0.10%

03-Nov-2020

06-Apr-2021

S.Africa Reserve Bank

3.50%

23-Jul-2020

Reserve Bank of India

4.00%

22-May-2020

07-Apr-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

1.2035

1.3866

109.45

15.09

1.2011

1.3838

109.28

14.78

1.1996

1.3807

109.10

14.60

1.1972

1.3779

108.93

14.54

1.1957

1.3748

108.75

14.47

1.1933

1.3720

108.58

14.39

1.1918

1.3689

108.40

14.24

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