AUD/JPY Smashed Below 80 Amid Risk-Off
AUD/JPY halted
a two-day rally and dropped sharply in the European session, as
negative European equities refuelled demand for the safe-haven yen.
AUD/JPY washes away nearly 80 pips
The
AUD/JPY pair now sinks -0.87% to fresh session lows of 79.72 last
minutes. The bears remain relentless post-European open, knocking-off
AUD/JPY sharply lower, mainly driven by broad yen strength amid
persisting risk-off market profile.
The recent selling in the
cross can be attributed to the renewed sell-off in the AUD/USD pair as
risk currencies take a beating across the board amid sliding European
equities and oil prices.
AUD/JPY Technical Levels
To
the upside, the next resistance is located at 80/80.17 (10-DMA/ 1h
200-SMA) and above which it could extend gains to at 81 (round
number).To the downside immediate support might be located 79.63/53 (1h
100-SMA/ 5-DMA) below that at 78.14 (multi-week low).
