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FxWirePro: EUR/AUD takes 20-DMA support, break below to test 1.43

Jan 04, 2017 04:56 am UTC| Technicals

Technical Analysis: EUR/AUD extends downside after rejection at 200-DMA. The pair has broken below 100-DMA at 1.4515 on Tuesdays trade. Currently, the pair is hovering around 1.4378 after taking support by...

ASX200 trades higher, jump till 5797 likely

Jan 04, 2017 04:14 am UTC| Technicals

Major support 5640 (10- day MA). ASX200 broken the high of 5712 and jumped till 5755 yesterday. It is currently trading around 5737. Short term trend is bullish as long as support 5585 (21- day EMA) holds. Any...

FxWirePro: USD/THB hovers around key resistance at 35.90 mark, sustained close above targets 36.08 mark

Jan 04, 2017 02:58 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 35.90 marks. It made intraday high at 35.93 and low at 35.82 marks. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 35.75 mark. On the top side key...

Nikkei trades higher on weak yen, targets 20000

Jan 04, 2017 02:54 am UTC| Technicals

Nikkei225 recovered sharply after showing a slight decline below 19000 on account of weaker yen. It is currently trading around 19513 0.94% higher. USD/JPY has taken support near 21- day EMA around 116 and jumped...

FxWirePro: USD/SGD exhibits range bound movement, bias remains neutral

Jan 04, 2017 02:26 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.4493 marks. It made intraday high at 1.4506 and low at 1.4484 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key resistance at 1.4505 marks. A daily...

FxWirePro: South Korean won marginally higher in early hours of Asia on the back of higher than expected current account data

Jan 04, 2017 01:57 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,253 mark. Pair made intraday high at 1,255 and low at 1,252 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish for the moment. A sustained close above 1,253 will take the parity...

FxWirePro: Japanese yen remains flat against major peers despite robust manufacturing PMI data

Jan 04, 2017 00:57 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY is currently trading around 117.76 marks. It made intraday high at 117.85 and low at 117.54 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral for the moment. A daily close above 117.97 will take the parity...

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Politics

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