Daily FX Trends - Commentaries
USD/INR | EURO/USD | GBP/USD | USD/JPY | USD/CHF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Macro Support-Resistance Levels | 84.20-87.00 | 1.0500-1.1700 | 1.2800-1.3700 | 135.00-155.00 | 0.7900-0.8500 |
Sentiment against USD | Negative | Negative | Negative | Positive | Positive |
Forecast for the day | 83.75-84.30 | 1.1270-1.1375 | 1.3265-1.3375 | 144.35-145.60 | 0.8260-0.8300 |
- Spot rupee closed at 84.54 to a dollar level after opening at 84.12/13 level. The rupee opened stronger today and rose to a multi month high at 83.76 level on growing hopes of trade tensions subsiding. Also talk of stock market inflows also underpinned the rupee. However, the dollar selling invited the RBI to intervene in the FX markets to reverse its course. Equity market benchmarks ended flat with a positive bias.
- DXY is trading at 99.65 level. US Dollar index is trading weaker off the morning highs, pressured by a stronger Euro. Eur/USD rose after the Eurozone Core CPI inflation rose above expectations. Eurozone headline CPI held steady at 2.2 y/y in April, slightly above expectations of 2.1 y/y. CPI core, which excludes energy, food, alcohol & tobacco, surged sharply from 2.4 y/y to 2.7 y/y, surpassing the forecast of 2.5. The acceleration in services inflation to 3.9 from 3.5 drove much of the upside surprise, highlighting persistent domestic price pressures. Traders now roll back an immediate ECB rate cut in June after the strong inflation numbers.
- Elsewhere, EZ Mfg. PMI was finalized at 49.0, its highest reading in 32 months, Output growth was a standout, reaching a 37-month high at 51.5, reflecting a modest but encouraging improvement in activity. Country level data revealed a mixed picture, with Greece and Ireland leading the expansion while other economies registered contraction.
- Otherwise, risk sentiment was better on hopes that the US-China trade tensions may be starting to thaw.
- Markets are now looking forward to the US Non-farm payrolls data, which is expected to reflect the labour market weakness shown in other labour data including the ADP and rising weekly claims.
- Important data releases scheduled today: US: Non farm payrolls, Unempl. Rate; Average Hourly earnings; Factory orders m/m;
Rupee opened higher at 84.06 levels, despite the US Dollar gaining in international markets. China indicated that they would be willing to talk to the US if the US rectify some tariffs. Equity market benchmarks are trading about 0.6 in early trades.
DXY is trading at 100.25 level today. A barrage of data releases from the US showed that the US economy is slowing down while cost pressures are rising.