EUR/USD: Euro backpedals as Merkel downplays EU summit, trading higher this morning

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For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, EUR declined 1.00% against the USD and closed at 1.3745, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel tempered investors’ expectations that the European leaders would come up with a comprehensive solution to resolve debt crisis.

In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.3764, with the EUR trading 0.14% higher from yesterday’s close.

The pair is expected to find support at 1.3688, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.3612. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.3877, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.3990.

Trading trends in the pair today are expected to be determined by release of ZEW Survey – Economic Sentiment Index in the Eurozone.

The currency pair is trading just below its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.

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