Market Patrol 28 December 2021

What's the difference between a pro and an amateur? Professionals look for what's wrong with a setup. Amateurs only look for what's right

Mark Harila

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 Loonie surged as markets await fresh clues.

Fundamental News

EUR/USD
The Shared currency modestly gained to $1.1325 despite a jump in the two-year US Treasury yields lift the dollar.

GBP/USD
The Cable gained to $1.3435 amid more positive news at home concerning the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

USD/JPY
The Japanese yen extended losses to 114.81 against the U.S dollar, ignoring upbeat local industrial production data earlier today.

AUD/USD
The Aussie dollar darted higher to $0.7242 amid Australian markets closed for a holiday.

USD/CAD
The Loonie surged to 1.2790 against the greenback after WTI consolidated the biggest daily gains in three weeks as markets await fresh clues.

USD/ZAR
South African rand hardly budged at 15.54 per U.S dollar on a closed market.

USD/MUR
The dollar-rupee stayed put at 43.55(selling).

Fundamental & Technical Data

Economic Indicators-Local Time

19:00 - USD - CB Consumer Confidence (Dec)

Central Bank Interest Rates

Last Change

New Meeting

Federal Bank of U.S

0.00%-0.25%

16-Mar-2020

European Central Bank

0.00%

10-Mar-2016

16-Dec-2021

Bank of England

0.25%

16-Dec-2021

Bank of Japan

-0.10%

28-Jan-2016

17-Dec-2021

Reserve Bank of Australia

0.10%

03-Nov-2020

05-Jan-2022

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

Looking for Markets correlation?

Market Correlation is a measure, statistical or observational, that gives a positive or negative link between the pricing of multiple currencies.

Bulls & Bears Levels

Resistance and Support

Levels

EUR/USD

GBP/USD

USD/JPY

USD/ZAR

1.1371

1.3516

115.71

16.26

1.1352

1.3481

115.32

16.13

1.1340

1.3462

115.10

15.94

1.1321

1.3427

114.71

15.67

1.1309

1.3408

114.49

15.43

1.1290

1.3373

114.10

15.21

1.1278

1.3354

113.88

14.85

Technical Analysis - Forex Charts

The dollar Index extends its intense rebound near one year high

Chart updated on 30.09.2021

GBPUSD riding wave C after completion of triangular retracement of wave B

Chart posted on 30.09.2021

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