For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the GBP rose 0.33% against the USD and closed at 1.2857, after the European Union (EU) leaders agreed to extend Brexit deadline until 31 January 2020.
In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.2848, with the GBP trading 0.07% lower against the USD from yesterday’s close.
The pair is expected to find support at 1.2816, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.2783. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.2879, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.2909.
Trading trend in the Sterling today, is expected to be determined by UK’s consumer credit and mortgage approvals, both for September along with the Nationwide housing price index for October, scheduled to release in few hours.
The currency pair is showing convergence with its 20 Hr moving average and trading above its 50 Hr moving average.