On Friday, the USD rose marginally against the CHF and closed at 0.9065. The Swiss Franc gave up ground against its US counterpart, after Switzerland’s KOF leading indicator advanced to a reading of 1.85 in November, failing to meet market expectation for a rise to 1.88.
In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 0.9050, with the USD trading 0.17% lower from Friday’s close.
The pair is expected to find support at 0.9028, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 0.9006. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 0.9071, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 0.9092.
Traders keenly await the release of SVME – purchasing managers’ index data, which is widely expected to rise to a reading of 54.8 in November, from a level of 54.2 registered in October.
The currency pair is showing convergence with its 20 Hr moving average and is trading just below its 50 Hr moving average.