{"id":6419,"date":"2024-04-29T09:53:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T04:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwcindia.in\/blog\/\/?p=6419"},"modified":"2024-08-31T16:52:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T11:22:34","slug":"fx-weekly-currency-score-week-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwcindia.in\/blog\/fx-weekly-currency-score-week-18\/","title":{"rendered":"FX &#8211; WEEKLY UPDATE :"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>FX Weekly Currency Score Week 18<\/h1>\r\n<p><b>Weekly SYNOPSIS: 26\/04\/2024<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Currency Map:<\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>Currency Pairs<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>WEEK CLOSE<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>Last week CLOSE<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>% change<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>USD\/INR<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>83.35<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>83.46<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>EUR\/INR<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>89.43<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>88.89<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>0.60<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>GBP\/INR<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>104.25<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>103.79<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>0.44<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>JPY\/INR<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>53.43<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>54.09<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"160\">\r\n<p><b>-0.62<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Brent Crude closed at USD 89.40 VS previous prior week close of USD 87.50. Gold closed at USD 2338. Nifty closed at 22419 vs prior week close of 22147. 10 Year G-SEC Yield is now at 7.20%.<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Major developments<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">: USDINR traded in the 83.27-83.45 range last week and closed at 83.35, loss of 11 ps for USD w\/w. EUR climbed 0.60% w\/w and GBP climbed 0.44% w\/w against Rupee. Indian benchmark Equity climbed 1.22% w\/w. 10 Year G-SEC Yield closed this week at 7.20%. 1-year fwd premia is at 1.69% p.a.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Rupee \u2018s trading range was subdued. April FPI inflows are negative. Decline in FX reserves points to USD sales by RBI. USD\u2019S strength against majors is likely to weigh down on Rupee, but decline will be controlled by RBI.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Indian PMI(mfrg) climbed to 59.1 and PMI(services) climbed to 61.7. PMI(composite) climbed to 62.2, highest reading since June 2010.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><a name=\"m_86422636610883965__Hlk136088778\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">FX reserves stood at USD 640.33 bn, as on April 12 th. Reserves decreased by USD 2.8 bn w\/w.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><a name=\"m_86422636610883965__Hlk164582661\"><\/a><a name=\"m_86422636610883965__Hlk119713318\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">In April, FPI\u2019S have sold Rs 8659 Cr of Equities and sold Rs 15362 Cr of debt . In\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">FY 23-24, FII\u2019S have net bought Rs 206279 Cr of Equities and have net bought Rs 123120 Cr of debt.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><a name=\"m_86422636610883965__Hlk110074048\"><\/a><a name=\"m_86422636610883965__Hlk112514357\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">USDINR is expected to move lower to 84.10 with supports at 83.27\/83.16.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Hedging advise<\/b><b>: Imports be hedged on decline.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Global developments<\/span><\/b><a name=\"m_86422636610883965__Hlk112007602\"><\/a><a name=\"m_86422636610883965__Hlk125213904\"><\/a><a name=\"m_86422636610883965__Hlk125799795\"><\/a><a name=\"m_86422636610883965__Hlk114941239\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a name=\"m_86422636610883965__Hlk157888732\"><\/a><a name=\"m_86422636610883965__Hlk161252759\"><\/a><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">US markets showed resilience despite weaker than expected GDP data and stronger inflation. High investor confidence backed by strong consumer spending lifted markets. \u00a0This consumer resilience suggests sustained demand that could keep inflation at elevated levels, keep Fed\u2019s hands off from aggressive monetary policy easing.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">The overall market dynamics argues that expectation of fewer Fed rate cut, or even no cut this year at all, is well priced in, and absorbed by investors<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">USD continued to remain strong despite feeble attempts of recovery by crosses. Yen declined sharply as investors felt that BOJ is not serious in intervention.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">FOMC is meeting this week. US ISM and EU CPI data are important events in upcoming week.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">US real GDP grew at an annualized rate of 1.6% in Q1, missing expectation of 2.1%, sharply lower than Q4\u2019s 3.4%.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Price index for gross domestic purchases increased 3.1% in Q1, compared with an increase of 1.9% in the Q4. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 3.4%, compared with an increase of 1.8%. Excluding food and energy prices, PCE price index increased 3.7%, compared with an increase of 2.0%.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">US 10 Year Treasury yields jumped to 4.71%.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">UK<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">PMI Composite rose from 52.8 to 54.0, also an 11-month high.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">EU<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">PMI Composite rose from 50.3 to 51.4, also an 11-month high.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">German Ifo Business Climate rose from 87.8 to 89.4 in April, above expectation of 88.5<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-IN\">\u00a0<b>Ifo said, \u201cCompanies were more satisfied with their current business. Their expectations also brightened. The economy is stabilizing, especially thanks to service providers<\/b>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">ECB Vice President indicated barring any surprises, a June rate cut is a \u201cfait accompli.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-IN\">Bundesbank President and ECB Governing Council member, said that if data in the next six weeks bolster confidence in achieving ECB\u2019s 2% inflation target, he would support a reduction in interest rates in June. However, he emphasized that \u201csuch a step would not necessarily be followed by a series of rate cuts.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Currency technical levels<\/b><b>: USDINR: 83.27\/83.17 (Supports), 83.70\/84.10 (resistance),<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>EURINR:89.50\/90.10(Resistance)<wbr \/>,88\/87(Support),<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>GBPINR: Supports: 102.60( supports), Resistance:104\/105(Resistance)<wbr \/>.<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>JPYINR: Resistance:55.30\/56.50, Supports: 51 (support).<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Hedging advise<\/b><b>: USDINR imports be hedged on decline . 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