USD/CAD: Loonie fell on unexpected drop in Canadian manufacturing shipments in May; trading higher this morning

 

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On Friday, the USD rose marginally against the CAD to close at 1.0172.

The Canadian Dollar recorded losses after manufacturing shipments in Canada dropped unexpectedly by 2.4% (MoM) in April, following a 0.6% fall recorded in the previous month. Market had expected a rise of 0.3%.

In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.0162, with the USD trading 0.10% lower from Friday’s close.

The pair is expected to find support at 1.0135, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.0107. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.0189, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.0215.

The currency pair is trading just below its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.

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