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15 Apr 2013
Forex: NZD/USD testing the 0.8500 level
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The NZD/USD has been roiled Monday, unable to pare its stark losses incurred during Asian trading. In these moments, the pair is firmly entrenched in negative territory at 0.8496/98, suffering a loss of -0.84% off its opening.
According the ICN.com technical analyst team, after crashing below the 0.8528 support, the NZD/USD will face additional corrective measures levels 0.8489 and 0.8432. Should any losses be pared, resistances lie ahead at 0.8624, then 0.8681, and finally 0.8720.
Overnight, antipodean crosses were dealt a critical blow as weak Chinese data, principally GDP (YoY), came in lower than expected (7.7% growth vs. 8.0% expected).
“Given recent price action and the surge in NZD/USD last week, which was fuelled mainly by global sentiment, means a minor correction towards 0.8480 is due near term.” warns Global FX Strategist Sean Callow at Westpac.
According the ICN.com technical analyst team, after crashing below the 0.8528 support, the NZD/USD will face additional corrective measures levels 0.8489 and 0.8432. Should any losses be pared, resistances lie ahead at 0.8624, then 0.8681, and finally 0.8720.
Overnight, antipodean crosses were dealt a critical blow as weak Chinese data, principally GDP (YoY), came in lower than expected (7.7% growth vs. 8.0% expected).
“Given recent price action and the surge in NZD/USD last week, which was fuelled mainly by global sentiment, means a minor correction towards 0.8480 is due near term.” warns Global FX Strategist Sean Callow at Westpac.