Nivesh Daily Currency February 26, 2016 Currency Pivot Levels Currency Pair Close USDINR EURINR GBPINR JPYINR 69.12 76.23 96.30 61.57 % OI % Prev OI Change Change %Change 0.2 0.64 0.5 -0.23 84.12 47.52 17.1 44.55 31.23 14.7 22.31 53.72 R* Pivot S* 69.3167 76.3800 96.5400 61.7400 69.0333 76.1425 96.2500 61.4150 68.8517 75.9825 96.0425 61.1800 * R= Resistance. S = Support Foreign Currency Update . Currency Pair Dollar Index EURUSD GBPUSD JPYUSD Close % Change 97.44 1.1018 1.3963 112.98 -0.07 0.04 0.26 0.70 Closing. USDINR March Expiry Option Update Options Close % Chg OI % OI Prev. OI % CE 68.50 CE 69.00 CE 69.50 CE 70.00 0.8525 0.565 0.365 0.225 8.95 9.18 12.31 16.88 29753 178329 156555 196372 15.14 116.34 364.58 45.91 6.15 17.71 120.28 41.49 PE 68.50 PE 69.00 PE 69.50 PE 70.00 0.2325 0.4275 0.735 1.075 -19.13 -16.99 -11.45 -10.42 48373 142557 16845 450 57.23 118.18 379.23 20.32 36.42 45.6 144.61 50.81 Note: Previous day movement of Option, OI and IV is indicating positive move in USDINR. RBI Reference Rate ( 25 February 2016) Seema Yadav 1 USD 68.5650 1 GBP 95.8127 1 EURO 75.4695 100 YEN 61.2700 Research Analyst Tel: +91-0731-4262702 seema.yadav@indianivesh.in India Nivesh Securities Limited | SEBI Registration No.INH000000511 601 & 602, Sukh Sagar, N. S. Patkar Marg, Girgaum Chowpatty, Mumbai 400 007. Tel: (022) 66188800 Technical View on Major Currency Pair USDINR ( March Future) Succinct Summary of Previous Day The Indian rupee fell to fresh 30-month low Thursday tracking outflows from local equities amid dollar demand from oil importers while the 10-year benchmark bond yield rose to over two-month high on selling by foreign banks coupled with caution ahead of the Union Budget due next week. Technical Review USDINR witnessed a sharp bounce back from the morning low 68.75, and tested 69.2150 before closing at 69.1275 levels. A positive consolidation above the support 68.75 is indicating for upward may remain continued, and a break above the 69.15 will expect to show 69.40 and above. Alternatively, on the downside, crucial support is seen at 68.75 a closing below this level could expect correction towards 68.50-68.25. Recommendation : March Future LTP 69.12 Buy around 68.90-69.00 Target 69.25-69.50 Stop loss 68.75 Daily Chart Important Factor: U.S. Prelim GDP q/q EURINR ( March Future) Succinct Summary of Previous Day Euro remained little changed Thursday on dismal data from both the euro-zone and world's biggest economy. Further, the core Consumer Price Index of the 19-nation economy dropped to -1.7% in January compared to a rise of 0.3% a year ago, while it remained unchanged at 1% on a monthly basis. Technical Review: EURINR failed to break below 75.60 and witnessed 0.48% recovery rally yesterday. Today, a break above 76.40 is expect to show further recovery and pair may test 76.80—77.00 levels, else failure of the break could show retracement towards 76.00-75.75 again. Recommendation(March Future) Important Factor from Europe: Daily Spanish Flash CPI y/y LTP 76.23 Buy above 76.40 Target 76.80-77.00 Stop loss 76.25 GBP ( March Future) Succinct Summary of Previous Day Pound traded flat Thursday on fears over Britain's exit from European Union in its referendum set for June 23 amid strong UK economic data. UK's fourth quarter GDP grew at 0.5% compared to 0.4% a quarter ago, while the measure expanded at 1.9% annually, unchanged from a year ago.. Technical Review: GBPINR witnessed its biggest daily fall and drop towards new low 95.2325 yesterday. A long bearish candle stick formation along with breakdown of long term support is on EOD chart is yet indicating for bearishness in GBPINR, and any rise towards 95.80-96.00 is expect to attract huge selling pressure in days to come. Recommendation : March Future LTP 96.30 Sell around 95.90-96.00 Target 95.45-95.00 Stop loss 96.25 Daily Chart Important factor/data from U.K.: GfK Consumer Confidence JPYINR (March Future) Succinct Summary of Previous Day Yen extended gains for the second straight trading session Thursday as investors' risk appetite increased on higher oil prices ahead of the meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 economies. Technical Review JPYINR failed to break above the previous swing high 61.75, and consolidated around 61.00-61.50 levels. Short term trend is expected to remain indecisive following to high wave candle stick formation on EOD chart. Near term resistance is seen at 61.75 sustain trade above only could test 62.00-62.50 and above, else any rise towards 61.5061.60 could attract short time selling activities. Recommendation/ View : March Future LTP 61.57 Sell around 61.75-61.70 Target 61.30-61.00 Stop loss 62.00 Daily Chart Important factor/data from Japan : Tokyo Core CPI y/y Major Economic Data & Events Released Yesterday/Earlier Eurostat said consumer price inflation rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.3% last month, down from a preliminary estimate of 0.4%. Euro zone inflation rose by 0.2% in December. Italian Retail Sales fell to -0.1%, from 0.2% in the preceding month whose figure was revised down from 0.3%. U.K. business investment fell to a seasonally adjusted -2.1%, from 1.2% in the preceding quarter whose figure was revised down from 2.2%. U.K. gross domestic product expanded by a seasonally adjusted 0.5% in the first quarter, unchanged from an initial estimate in line with expectations. The U.K.’s economy grew by 0.4% in the preceding quarter. Germany’s consumer climate rose to 9.5, from 9.4 in the preceding month. Bank of Japan retains the option to widen a negative interest rate from the current target of 0.1%, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Friday. People's Bank of China chief Zhou Xiaochuan on Friday said that underlying fundamentals don't warrant a sustained weakening of the Chinese Yuan and added there was room on the policy side to do more. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Friday called on global economic leaders to take bold and sweeping action in concert to spur economic growth. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 272,000 for the week ended Feb 20, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The prior week's claims were unrevised. Rate hike fears were also lowered as the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said rising US interest rate could undermine bank profits while their exposure to commercial real-estate also remains a risk. Time 5:00am 5:35am 10:30am All Day 1:15pm 1:30pm Day 1 Tentative 7:00pm 8:30pm 8:45pm Currency JPY JPY GBP JPY EUR EUR EUR EUR ALL EUR USD USD USD USD USD USD USD USD USD Major Economic Data & Events Schedule today Economic Indicators Tokyo Core CPI y/y National Core CPI y/y GfK Consumer Confidence BOJ Core CPI y/y German Prelim CPI m/m French Consumer Spending m/m French Prelim CPI m/m Spanish Flash CPI y/y G20 Meetings Italian 10-y Bond Auction Prelim GDP q/q Core PCE Price Index m/m Goods Trade Balance Personal Spending m/m Personal Income m/m Prelim GDP Price Index q/q Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment Revised UoM Inflation Expectations FOMC Member Powell Speaks Forecast -0.10% -0.20% 3.00 1.20% 0.60% 0.60% 0.40% -0.50% 0.40% 0.10% -61.1B 0.30% 0.40% 0.80% 91.10 - Previous 0.10% 4.00 1.30% -0.80% 0.70% -1.00% -0.30% 1.44|1.4 0.70% 0.00% -61.5B 0.00% 0.30% 0.80% 90.70 2.50% - Possible Impact Negative Negative Negative Positive Negative Positive Negative Negative Positive Negative Positive Positive Neutral Positive - Impact: High Low Medium Note: Economic data expectations are based on median forecast by economists or Reuters and Bloomberg survey. 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