FX – MORNING UPDATE :
FX Morning Update USD INR July 8, 2024
USDINR opened at 83.48 on Friday and the pair traded in the 83.46-83.53 range. Spot USDINR closed at 83.47, loss of 5 ps for USD as against prior close of 83.52.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!RBI reference rate was fixed at 83.50 on 05/07. July USD/INR closed at 83.55, loss of 2 ps for USD as compared to prior day’s close of 83.57. July Euro/INR closed at 90.41, GBP/INR at 106.75 and Yen/INR at 52.40. 1 year USDINR fwd premia was trading at around 1.65% p.a. FX reserves stood at USD 652 bn, as on June 28 th. Reserves declined by US D 1.73 bn w/w.
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PAIRS |
RBI REF RATE (05/07) |
|
USDINR |
83.50 |
|
EURINR |
90.37 |
|
GBPINR |
106.65 |
|
JPYINR |
51.97 |
In July , FPI’S have bought Rs 6408 Cr of Equities and bought Rs 4097 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 climbed 22 points (0.09%) on Friday. US S&P climbed 23 points (0.42%). Nikkei declined 0.07% and Hang Seng declined 1.13% on Friday.
Euro is now at 1.0839, Pound at 1.2815, Yen at 160.74.
Commodities: Gold is now at USD 2391 and WT1Crude at USD 83.45/Brent at USD 87.
Interest rates: USD 10 Yr yield is at 4.27% and 3 m libor closed at 5.59%. Indian 10 yr benchmark yield closed at 7%.
Economic news: US Non-Farm Payroll employment increased by 206k in June, above expectation of 180k. Growth was slightly lower than average monthly gain of 220k over the prior 12 months.
However, prior month’s growth was revised sharply lower from 272k to 218k. April’s figure was also revised sharply lower by -57k to 165k. That is, April and May’s combined downward revision was -111k. Unemployment rate ticked up from 4.0% to 4.1%, above expectation of holding steady at 4.0%. Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% mom, matched expectations. Annual hourly earnings growth slowed from 4.0% yoy to 3.9% yoy.
Indian June GST collections climbed 7.7% y/y to Rs 1.74 lac Cr.
Data highlights: –
Monday’s calendar : – EU sentix investor confidence survey
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USD/INR |
|
83.53 |
83.46 |
|
|
EUR/USD |
1.0839 |
1.0843 |
1.0809 |
|
|
GBP/USD |
1.2815 |
1.2819 |
1.2753 |
|
|
USD/JPY |
160.74 |
161.40 |
160.34 |
Daily Support/Resistance table
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Currency Pairs |
Pivot |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
S1 |
S2 |
S3 |
|
EURO/USD |
1.0830 |
1.0851 |
1.0864 |
|
1.0817 |
1.0796 |
|
|
USD/JPY |
160.82 |
161.31 |
161.88 |
|
160.24 |
159.76 |
|
|
GBP/USD |
1.2795 |
1.2838 |
1.2861 |
|
1.2771 |
1.2730 |
|
|
USD/INR |
83.48 |
83.51 |
83.55 |
|
83.43 |
83.41 |
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MAJOR SUPPORTS/RESISTANCES AND TREND TABLE
|
Currency Pair |
Supports |
Resistances |
Trend |
Remarks |
|
EURO/USD |
1.0740/1.0665 |
1.09 |
UP |
DN<1.0740 |
|
GBP/USD |
1.2615 |
1.2860 |
UP |
DN<1.2615 |
|
USD/JPY |
158.80 |
162 |
UP |
SIDE<158.80 |
|
USD/INR |
83.34 |
83.70 |
UP |
SIDE<83.30 |
|
USD/CHF |
0.8825/0.8730 |
0.9050 |
DN |
UP>0.9050 |
Technicals: Spot closed above 50 and 200 day moving averages.20 day moving average is at 83.50. 50 day moving average is at 83.44. 200 day moving average is at 83.23. Daily MACD is in sell zone. Important support is at 83.34 and important resistance is at 83.70. Spot closed below the average level of the day.
Intraday supports and resistances for July contract are:
PP: 83.54, S1:83.52, S2:83.50, R1:83.56, R2:83.58.
Hedging strategy: Hedging decisions be taken according to comfort and accounting rates.
However on directional basis, suggest the following:
USD exports be hedged at 83.60+.
CROSS CURRENCY TECHNICALS:
EURO/USD: The pair is above major moving averages. Major resistance is at 1.09. Next major support is at 1.0665. Daily MACD is in buy zone, implying an important top at 1.09. Weekly MACD is in sell zone, implying important top at 1.1140.
GBP/USD: The pair is above major moving averages. Daily MACD is in buy zone, implying important bottom at 1.2610 and weekly MACD is in buy zone, implying important bottom at 1.23. Important support is at 1.2610. Important resistance is at 1.2860.
USD/YEN: The pair is above major moving averages. Daily MACD is in buy zone, implying important bottom at 154.55. Important resistance is at 162 and support is at 158.80.
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