FX – MORNING UPDATE :
USDINR opened at 83.95 y;’day and the pair traded in the 83.945-83.975 range. Spot USDINR closed at 83.97, gain of 1 ps for USD as against prior close of 83.96.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!RBI reference rate was fixed at 83.97 on 12/08. Aug USD/INR closed at 84, gain of 1 ps for USD as compared to prior day’s close of 83.99. Aug Euro/INR closed at 91.78, GBP/INR at 107.38 and Yen/INR at 57. 1 year USDINR fwd premia was trading at around 2.02% p.a. FX reserves stood at USD 674.91 bn, as on Aug 2 nd. Reserves climbed by US D 7.5 bn w/w.
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PAIRS |
RBI REF RATE (13/08) |
|
USDINR |
83.97 |
|
EURINR |
91.82 |
|
GBPINR |
107.53 |
|
JPYINR |
56.80 |
In Aug , FPI’S have sold Rs 10577 Cr of Equities and bought Rs 4533 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 208 points (0.85%) y’day. US S&P climbed 90 points (1.68%). Nikkei climbed 3.37% and Hang Seng climbed 0.36 % y’day.
Euro is now at 1.0930, Pound at 1.2765, Yen at 147.45.
Commodities: Gold is now at USD 2471 and WT1Crude at USD 79/Brent at USD 81.
Interest rates: USD 10 Yr yield is at 3.92% and 3 m libor closed at 5.37%. Indian 10 yr benchmark yield closed at 6.99%.
Economic news: Germany’s ZEW Economic Sentiment index took a significant hit in August, falling sharply from 41.8 to 19.2, well below the expected 30.6. This marks the steepest monthly decline since July 2022. Current Situation Index also worsened, dropping from -68.9 to -77.3. ZEW President Achim Wambach noted that the economic outlook for Germany is “breaking down.” He highlighted that this month’s survey revealed the sharpest decline in economic expectations over the past two years, not just for Germany, but also for the Eurozone, the US, and China.
USD declined after weaker than expected PPI. CPI data is awaited later tonight.
Data highlights: – US PPI climbed 0.1% m/m and Core PPI was flat.
-EU and German Zew survey dipped to 17.9 and 19.2 respectively.
-UK unemployment rate declined to 4.2% and claimant count change was reported at 135k.
Wednesday’s calendar : US CPI
-EU GDP Q/Q, Industrial production
-UK CPI, PPI, RPI (output)
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USD/INR |
|
83.975 |
83.945 |
|
|
EUR/USD |
1.0996 |
1.10 |
1.0913 |
|
|
GBP/USD |
1.2868 |
1.2873 |
1.2763 |
|
|
USD/JPY |
146.81 |
147.95 |
146.59 |
Daily Support/Resistance table
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Currency Pairs |
Pivot |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
S1 |
S2 |
S3 |
|
EURO/USD |
1.0970 |
1.1027 |
1.1057 |
1.1114 |
1.0940 |
1.0883 |
1.0853 |
|
USD/JPY |
147.16 |
147.73 |
148.52 |
149.09 |
146.37 |
145.80 |
145.02 |
|
GBP/USD |
1.2834 |
1.2905 |
1.2944 |
1.3015 |
1.2795 |
1.2724 |
1.2685 |
|
USD/INR |
83.96 |
83.97 |
83.99 |
|
83.945 |
83.93 |
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MAJOR SUPPORTS/RESISTANCES AND TREND TABLE
|
Currency Pair |
Supports |
Resistances |
Trend |
Remarks |
|
EURO/USD |
1.0850/1.0760 |
1.1040 |
UP |
DN<1.0760 |
|
GBP/USD |
1.2650 |
1.2850/1.3050 |
SIDE |
DN<1.2650 |
|
USD/JPY |
142 |
149/152 |
DN |
SIDE>152 |
|
USD/INR |
83.76/83.76 |
84.10/84.25 |
UP |
SIDE<83.56 |
|
USD/CHF |
0.84 |
0.8730 |
DN |
SIDE>0.8730 |
Technicals: Spot closed above 50 and 200 day moving averages.20 day moving average is at 83.78. 50 day moving average is at 83.61. 200 day moving average is at 83.28. Daily MACD is in buy zone. Important support is at 83.76/83.56 and important resistance is at 84.25. Spot closed above the average level of the day.
Intraday supports and resistances for Aug contract are:
PP: 83.99, S1:83.98, S2:83.96, R1:84.01, R2:84.02.
Hedging strategy: Hedging decisions be taken according to comfort and accounting rates.
However on directional basis, suggest the following:
USD exports be hedged above 84.
CROSS CURRENCY TECHNICALS:
EURO/USD: The pair is above major moving averages. Major resistance is at 1.1040. Next major support is at 1.0775. Daily MACD is in buy zone, implying an important bottom at 1.0775. Weekly MACD is in buy zone, implying important bottom at 1.06.
GBP/USD: The pair is between major moving averages. Daily MACD is in sell zone, implying important top at 1.3050 and weekly MACD is in buy zone, implying important bottom at 1.23. Important support is at 1.2650. Important resistance is at 1.2850/1.3050.
USD/YEN: The pair is below major averages. Daily MACD is in sell zone, implying important top at 162. Important resistance is at 149/152 and support is at 142.
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