FxWirePro: Nikkei hits fresh 52- week high on French elections, good to buy on dips
Monday, May 8, 2017 2:11 AM UTC
- Nikkei hits fresh year high after breaking major resistance 19666 on account of French election and weaker yen.The index rose almost 0.36% at the time of writing at 19768.
- French Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has comfortably won the Presidential elections.Macron defeats Le pen with vote share of 65% to 35% at 39 years , the country's youngest president.
- USD/JPY closed well above 112 level on Friday and is currently trading around 112.83. The major resistance is around 113.04 and any break above will take the pair till 115/115.51.
- On the lower side ,near term support is around 19415 (23.6% retracement of 18193 and 19793) and any break below targets 19340 (55-4H EMA)/ 19180 (100-4H EMA) is possible.
- The major resistance is around 19800 (161.8% retracement of 19661 and 19450) and any break above will take the index till 20000/20180.
It is good to buy on dips around 19650 with SL around 19400 for the TP of 20000/20180.