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FxWirePro: USD/ZAR edges lower after hitting record highs on Monday

Rand is among the weakest performers in EM basket, reached new record lows against the dollar on Monday at 14.0175 compared with Friday close of 13.8750 USD/ZAR edges lower from Monday's highs and is currently trading at…

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  • Rand is among the weakest performers in EM basket, reached new record lows against the dollar on Monday at 14.0175 compared with Friday close of 13.8750

  • USD/ZAR edges lower from Monday's highs and is currently trading at 13.8929, Stochs and RSI are at overbought levels, could see some unwinding 

  • China's policymakers and regulators promised deeper financial market reforms during the G20 meeting but remarks made investors more nervous as this could mean the economy is in a far worse state than expected

  • Recent rand slide has brought concerns of too little c.bank intervention with Gov Lesetja Kganyago saying on Saturday that a further fall in the rand is not necessarily a bad thing

  • Soft Chinese trade data on Tuesday added jitters over the health of the world's second largest economy, likely to add pressure on the Rand

  • Immediate resistance for USD/ZAR is located at 13.9834 (session high Sept 8) and support on the downside at 13.8263 (Sept 7 lows)

Resistance Levels:

R1: 13.9789 (session high Sept 7) 

R2: 13.9834 (session high Sept 8) 

R3: 14.0000 (Psychological Level)

Support Levels:

S1: 13.8263 (Sept 7 lows)

S2: 13.7460 (2015 High Sep 4)

S3: 13.7439 (4h Tenkan Sen)

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