ICICI Direct, The rupee appreciated sharply and moved to an 11-month high against the US dollar in the last session.
February 15, 2021 / 09:02 AM IST
ICICI Direct’s currency report on USDINR
Spot Currency
The rupee appreciated sharply and moved to an 11-month high against the US dollar in the last session. Continued positive FII inflows and weakness in the Dollar index are helping the ongoing performance • The Euro remained firm against the dollar amid strong growth prospects in the region due to the expected better performance of the vaccine rollout. Moreover further fiscal stimulus in the US is also helping the Euro to remain above 1.20.
Currency futures on NSE
The US$ INR future witnessed sharp declines in the last session and futures moved to their lowest levels of more than 11 months. We expect the current trend to continue and the rupee can test 72.50 levels in coming sessions • The dollar-rupee February contract on the NSE was at Rs 72.74 in the last session. The open interest increased by almost 1% in the February series.
Intra-day strategy
| US$ INR Feb futures contract (NSE) | View: Bearish on US$ INR |
| Sell US$ INR in the range of 72.83-72.87 | Market Lot: US$ 1000 |
| Target: 72.65/ 72.55 | Stop Loss: 72.95 |
| Support: 72.65/72.55 | Resistance: 72.95/73.05 |
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