AUDUSD Movement
For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD strengthened 0.45% against the USD to close at 0.7321.
LME Copper prices declined 0.14% or $6.5/MT to $4634.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 0.43% or $6.5/MT to $1532.0/MT.
In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.7291, with the AUD trading 0.41% lower from yesterday’s close.
Early this morning, data showed that Australia’s Westpac leading index recorded a rise of 0.2% MoM in April, following a revised drop of 0.1% in the previous month.
The pair is expected to find support at 0.7260, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 0.7229. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 0.7344, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 0.7397.
Moving ahead, investors will look forward to Australia’s unemployment rate data for April, scheduled to release in the early hours tomorrow.
The currency pair is trading below its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.
