AUD/NZD Drops Further to Test Hourly 200-SMA
The New Zealand dollar manages to keep the upper edge over its OZ
counterpart in the Asian trades this Tuesday, as the Aussie finds fresh
sellers following the release of dovish minutes of RBA’s April 5th
policy meeting.
AUD/NZD benefits from much stronger NZD
The AUD/NZD
pair now loses -0.25% to trade at 1.1124, hovering within a striking
distance of fresh session lows struck at 1.1119 some minutes ago. The
cross drifted lower over the last hour after the AUD/USD pair came under
fresh selling pressure as markets absorb the latest RBA minutes, which
revealed a slight tilt towards a dovish stance. Moreover, lower
commodities’ prices, particularly oil, weigh down on the resource-linked
Antipodeans.
Looking ahead, the cross is expected to remain weak
as the NZD remains strongly bid and outweighs the gains seen in its OZ
neighbour. Calendar-wise, the AUD/NZD cross may get influence by the US
datasets ahead of the GDT price index release. Besides, RBA Governor
Stevens speech is also expected to fresh impetus to the prices.
AUD/NZD Technical Levels
To
the upside, the next resistance is located at 1.1170/74 (Apr 7 high/
daily R1) and above which it could extend gains to at 1.1200 (round
number).To the downside immediate support might be located 1.1118/00 (1h
200-SMA/ round number) below that at 1.1083/81 (50-DMA/ daily S1).
