USD/CAD: Canadian unemployment rate lowest in five months in November

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USDCAD Movement

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.14% against the CAD and closed at 1.3297 on Friday.

The Canadian Dollar gained ground, after Canada’s unemployment rate unexpectedly declined to a five-month low of 6.8% in November, defying market expectations for the unemployment rate to remain steady at 7.0%.

In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.3329, with the USD trading 0.24% higher against the CAD from Friday’s close.

The pair is expected to find support at 1.3268, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.3208. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.3372, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.3416.

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

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