USDCAD Movement
For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 0.28% against the CAD to close at 1.1478.
In economic news, housing starts in Canada jumped to 195.6 K in November, posting its fastest rise in 7-months, compared to a revised level of 183.7 K recorded in the previous month. Market anticipations were for housing starts to rise to a level of 195.0 K. Meanwhile, the nation’s building permits climbed 0.7% on a monthly basis in October, lower than market expected rise of 3.9% and following a revised advance of 12.5% registered in September.
In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 1.1493, with the USD trading 0.13% higher from yesterday’s close.
The pair is expected to find support at 1.1444, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.1395. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.1523, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.1552.
Amid no economic releases in Canada today, investor sentiment would be governed by global macroeconomic news.
The currency pair is trading above its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.
