GBP/USD: Pound fell amid high risk aversion yesterday, trading higher this morning

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For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, GBP fell 0.94% against the USD and closed at 1.5364.

In the UK, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) reported that the order book balance declined to -9.0% (M-o-M) in September, from 1.0% in the previous month.

The pair opened the Asian session at 1.5364, and is trading at 1.5405 at 3.00GMT. GBP is trading 0.27% higher versus USD from yesterday’s close at 23:00 GMT.

The pair has its first short term resistance at 1.5495, followed by the next resistance at 1.5585. The first support is at 1.5321, with the subsequent support at 1.5238.

Trading trends in the pair today are expected to be determined by release of mortgage approvals data in the UK.

The currency pair is showing convergence with its 20 Hr moving average and is trading below its 50 Hr moving average.

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