FX – MORNING UPDATE :
FX Morning Update USD INR May 8, 2024
USDINR opened at 83.47 Y’day and the pair traded in the 83.47-83.52 range. Spot USDINR closed at 83.51, gain of 3 ps for USD as against prior close of 83.48.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!RBI reference rate was fixed at 83.50 on 07/05. May USD/INR closed at 83.57, loss of 3 ps for USD as compared to prior day’s close of 83.60. May Euro/INR closed at 89.915, GBP/INR at 104.70 and Yen/INR at 54.20. 1 year USDINR fwd premia was trading at around 1.69% p.a. FX reserves stood at USD 638 bn, as on April 26 th. Reserves decreased by USD 2.4 bn w/w.
|
PAIRS |
RBI REF RATE (07/05) |
|
USDINR |
83.50 |
|
EURINR |
89.82 |
|
GBPINR |
104.72 |
|
JPYINR |
54.06 |
In May till date, FPI’S have sold Rs 695 Cr of Equities and sold Rs 1458 Cr of debt . In FY 23-24, FII’S have net bought Rs 206279 Cr of Equities and have net bought Rs 123120 Cr of debt.
Benchmark Nifty declined 140 points (0.62%) y’day. US S&P climbed 7 points (0.13%) y’day. Nikkei climbed 1.4% and Hang Seng declined 0.53% y’day.
Euro is now at 1.0741, Pound at 1.2489, Yen at 155.12.
Commodities: Gold is now at USD 2316 and WT1Crude at USD 78/Brent at USD 83.
Interest rates: USD 10 Yr yield is at 4.47% and 3 m libor closed at 5.59%. Indian 10 yr benchmark yield closed at 7.13%.
Economic news: FX markets were quiet y’day as there was no big data or theme.
Data highlights: – – EU retail sales climbed 0.8% m/m.
-UK PMI(construction) climbed to 53.
Wednesday’s calendar : German industrial production
|
USD/INR |
|
83.52 |
83.47 |
|
|
EUR/USD |
1.0741 |
1.0787 |
1.0747 |
|
|
GBP/USD |
1.2489 |
1.2571 |
1.2498 |
|
|
USD/JPY |
155.12 |
154.85 |
153.88 |
Daily Support/Resistance table
|
Currency Pairs |
Pivot |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
S1 |
S2 |
S3 |
|
EURO/USD |
1.0761 |
1.0775 |
1.0801 |
1.0815 |
1.0735 |
1.0721 |
1.0695 |
|
GBP/USD |
1.2523 |
1.2548 |
1.2596 |
1.2621 |
1.2475 |
1.2450 |
1.2402 |
|
USD/JPY |
154.50 |
155.12 |
155.46 |
156.08 |
154.15 |
153.54 |
153.19 |
|
USD/INR |
83.50 |
83.53 |
83.55 |
|
83.48 |
83.45 |
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MAJOR SUPPORTS/RESISTANCES AND TREND TABLE
|
Currency Pair |
Supports |
Resistances |
Trend |
Remarks |
|
EURO/USD |
1.06/1.0520 |
1.08/1.0840 |
DN |
UP>1.0845 |
|
GBP/USD |
1.23/1.2220 |
1.2540/1.2620 |
DN |
UP>1.2620 |
|
USD/JPY |
154.80/152 |
159 |
UP |
SIDE<152 |
|
USD/INR |
83.35/83.17/83.10 |
83.70 |
UP |
SIDE<83.35 |
|
USD/CHF |
0.8950/0.8830 |
0.9230 |
UP |
SIDE<0.8950 |
Technicals: Spot closed above major moving averages.20 day moving average is at 83.41. 50 day moving average is at 83.17. 200 day moving average is at 83.04. Daily MACD is in sell zone. Important support is at 83.35/83.17/83.10 and important resistance is at 83.70. Spot closed above the average level of the day.
Intraday supports and resistances for May contract are:
PP: 83.57, S1:83.54, S2:83.51, R1:83.60, R2:83.63.
Hedging strategy: Hedging decisions be taken according to comfort and accounting rates.
However on directional basis, suggest the following:
USD imports be hedged on decline to 83.17/83.10.
CROSS CURRENCY TECHNICALS:
EURO/USD: The pair is below major moving averages. Major resistance is at 1.08/1.0845. Next major support is at 1.06/1.0520/1.0450. Daily MACD is in buy zone, implying an important bottom at 1.06. Weekly MACD is in sell zone, implying important top at 1.1140.
GBP/USD: The pair is below major moving averages. Daily MACD is in buy zone, implying important bottom at 1.23 and weekly MACD is in sell zone, implying important top at 1.2895. Important support is at 1.23/1.2230. Important resistance is at 1.2630.
USD/YEN: The pair is above major moving averages. Daily MACD is in sell zone, implying important top at 160. Important resistance is at 160 and support is at 151.85/149.
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