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Asian Currencies Technicals

Since closing above the 21-DMA on May 6 the AUD/USD has continued to find support ahead of the 21-DMA on dips. Additional layers of support converge round the $0.9319 level today with bears looking for

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Asian shares fell, with the Nikkei down 1.7% on the day. HSI dropped 0.7%, the Kospi fell 0.6% and ASEAN markets were 0.1% to 0.6% lower. S&P futures were marginally lower following the sharp correction overnight.

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USDJPY fell to a low of 101.66 on the day, but has since stabilized at 101.84. EUR has climbed higher, to 1.372. AUDNZD inched lower, to 1.081, as AUD fell slightly,

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EUR edged higher to 1.3717 after briefly trading below 1.37 at the NY close. USDJPY reversed yesterday’s gain, falling steadily to 102.15.

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The Indian rupee was the main mover in Asia trading. USDINR gapped 0.8% lower to 59.60, its lowest level since July 2013, as exit polls projected a strong victory for the BJP-led coalition.

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The USD was broadly stable against major crosses. EUR was unchanged at 1.376 and AUD held in at 0.936. USDJPY rose slightly to 102.05 following a weaker-than-expected Japanese current account release but

Asian Currencies Technicals

The $0.9319 support confirmed significance Thursday with the AUD/USD bouncing from this level and the move higher pausing ahead of $0.9395.

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In FX, AUD was the big mover in early trading, rallying 0.4% to 0.937 on the back of good employment data and stronger-than-expected China trade. EUR found support around 1.3906 and

Asian Currencies Technicals

AUD/USD consolidated Wednesday and briefly dipped below the 21-DMA before finding support at $0.8319. Bears need a close below to confirm a break of the 21-DMA and

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The USD has rebounded somewhat after the sharp sell-off overnight. NZD was the main contributor, down 0.8% to 0.869 following the RBNZ jawboning effort.

Asian Currencies Technicals

AUD/USD has finally taken out the 21-DMA with this level seen as initial support and bears now needing a close back below to signal a false break higher and shift focus back to the $0.9202-47 region.

The Global Macro Pulse

AUDUSD popped up to 0.9310 following the RBA statement from about 0.9288, but has since fallen back just below 0.93.