For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, USD rose 0.20% against the CHF and closed at 0.9157.
In Switzerland, the SVME manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined to 44.8 in November, compared to 46.9 in October. Meanwhile, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 0.2% in third quarter of 2011, compared to 0.5% expansion in second quarter of 2011.
In the Asian session, at GMT0400, the pair is trading at 0.9170, with the USD trading 0.14% higher from yesterday’s close.
The pair is expected to find support at 0.9096, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 0.9023. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 0.9219, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 0.9268.
The pair is expected to trade on the cues from the release of data on retail sales in Switzerland.
The currency pair is trading above its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.