FxWirePro: Turkey's lira near record lows as investors weigh epidemic fallout
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 10:37 AM UTC
- The Turkish Lira slumped to a fresh all-time low as investors fret over depleted reserves
- The central bank's net FX reserves have fallen sharply to nearly $25 billion from $40 billion this year due to its funding of state bank interventions to stabilize the lira.
- USD/TRY is trading 1.4 percent up at 7.1585, having hit a high of 7.1672 earlier.
- Immediate resistance is located at 7.1805, any close above could take it above 7.1992.
- On the downside, support is seen at 7.0438 and break below could take it near 7.0314 (50% Fib) / 7.0072 (7-EMA).