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FxWirePro: South Korean won falls against major peers despite lower than expected unemployment rate

EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,238 mark. Pair made intraday high at 1,238 and low at 1,234 levels. Intraday bias remains slightly bullish till the time pair holds immediate support at 1,232 mark. A sustained close…

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FxWirePro: South Korean won falls against major peers despite lower than expected unemployment rate
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  • EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,238 mark.
     
  • Pair made intraday high at 1,238 and low at 1,234 levels.
     
  • Intraday bias remains slightly bullish till the time pair holds immediate support at 1,232 mark.
     
  • A sustained close above 1,235 will take the parity higher towards key resistance around 1,242, 1,255, 1,260, 1,269 and 1,272 marks respectively.
     
  • On the other side, a consistent close below 1,232 will drag the parity down towards key supports around 1,227, 1,222 and 1,210 marks respectively.
     
  • Seoul shares open up 0.35 pct at 2043.07.
     
  • South Korea’s November import price growth y/y increases to 3.6 % vs previous -0.6 %.
     
  • South Korea’s November export price growth y/y increases to 3.8 % vs previous -1.4 % (revised from -1.6 %).
     
  • South Korea’s November unemployment rate decreases to 3.6 % vs previous 3.7 %.
     
  • Fitch on South Korea - Political institutions appear strong to ensure orderly and constitutional resolution without negative impact on sovereign credit profile.

  • Fitch- Still expects GDP growth of 2.5%-3.0% in 2017 and 2018, which is above 1.6% median for 'AA'-rated countries.

We prefer to go long on EUR/KRW only above 1,241, with stop loss at 1,232 and target of 1,255/1,260.

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