FxWirePro: USD/NOK extends losses below 10-DMA, likely to continue bearish momentum
Thursday, March 26, 2020 10:42 AM UTC
- The Norwegian Krone surged to a 1-week peak as the greenback eased to fresh lows, while Norway named a new head of sovereign wealth fund.
- Norges Bank stated that it had appointed a new chief executive for the country’s sovereign wealth fund, and will reveal the name later on Thursday.
- Formally known as Norges Bank Investment Management, a unit of the central bank, investing proceeds from Norway's oil and gas industry in foreign stocks, bonds and real estate.
- USD/NOK trades 0.6 percent lower at 10.6646, having touched an all-time high of 12.1224 last week.
- On Wednesday, the pair broke below 10-DMA, to close lower at 10.7267.
- Momentum indicators are bearish on hourly charts.
- Immediate resistance is located at 10.8627 (10-DMA), and close above could take it till 10.9029.
- On the downside, support is around 10.6370, break below could take it till 10.5862.