For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, AUD strengthened 1.49% against the USD to close at 0.9613, following an unexpected rise in employment in Australia.
LME Copper prices declined 0.4% or $28.5/MT to $7057.5/MT. Aluminium prices declined 1.6% or $30.0/MT to $1813.0/MT.
In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.9581, with the AUD trading 0.33% lower from yesterday’s close.
The pair is expected to find support at 0.9450, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 0.9320. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 0.9689, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 0.9798.
In the absence of any major economic event in Australia, investors shall track US releases for further cues on the pair.
The currency pair is showing convergence with its 20 Hr moving average and is trading above its 50 Hr moving average.