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The euro advances on expected aid to Greece

Published 04/30/2010, 12:29 PM
Updated 04/30/2010, 12:32 PM

The euro strengthened against majors after EU spokesman said Greece may receive a bailout tomorrow which enhanced demand on the euro on expectations the Greek problem will stabilize. On the other hand, the dollar index, which tracks the dollar movements versus a basket of major currencies, slid for the third day to 81.97 from the day's opening at 82.03.

With regard to the euro-dollar pair, it is showing incline on the daily and 4-hour charts after the aid package news. Today's data showed the euro zone's unemployment remained high at 10.0% while CPI estimate inclined to 1.5% from 1.4%. Currently, the pair is trading at 1.3277 recording a high of 1.3342 and a low of 1.3222, whereas support is seen at 1.3194 while resistance is at 1.3485.

As for the sterling-dollar pair, it is moving to the downside on the daily charts but stopped its decline when it touched support at 1.5273. The royal pound is expected to remain under pressure until the May 6 elections declare a clear winner. Meanwhile, the pair is trading at 1.5282 reaching a high of 1.5389 and a low of 1.5251 while it is expected to move between support at 1.5273 and resistance at 1.5365.

Relative to the dollar-yen pair, it is declining on the daily charts after breaching cluster resistance at 93.76 on Wednesday. The pair is currently trading at 94.17 after reaching a high of 94.58 and a low of 93.68, whereas support is seen at 93.76 while resistance is at 94.35.

 

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