Thursday 10 September 2020

Currency Market Updates: 10 Sep

Globally, EUR/USD rebounded above 1.18 handle after leak reports of improved sentiments in ECB’s economic survey. EUR/USD pair will take further cues from ECB monetary policy meeting, scheduled later during the day. It is noteworthy that ECB is likely to announce changes in monetary policy settings, though they might way different than FED’s average inflation targeting. Last month, FED has announced average inflation targeting, which should allow FED to keep interest rates lower for a longer period. On the equity front, Selling pressure in US equity markets paused as Dow recovered nearly 1.5% after losing more than 5% in the last three trading sessions.

On the domestic front, 10-year bond yields are likely to hover around 6% handle amid a drop in crude prices and concerns of higher borrowing in the near term. Equities are likely to rebound tracking its global peers. On the currency front, USDINR pair is likely to open lower near 73.45 levels amid weakness in the US dollar. US dollar has retreat against emerging currencies lending support to likely rupee gains. Technically, USDINR pair has failed to close above 73.62-65 levels, which is 38.2% retracement of the move from 75.05 to 72.75. Thus 73.62-65 levels remains a key resistance for the pair and near term support 73.22-25 levels. For intraday prefer to sell near 73.45 with stop 73.55 for a target of 73.28

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