Sell USDINR; target of 72.60 – 72.50: ICICI Direct

Currencies

ICICI Direct, The rupee remained almost flat for the day after movement was seen on both sides.

March 22, 2021 / 09:42 AM IST

ICICI Direct’s currency report on USDINR

Spot Currency

The rupee remained almost flat for the day after movement was seen on both sides. The rupee managed to appreciate almost 3 paise against the US dollar and ended near 72.51 levels • The dollar index on Friday posted modest gains on higher-note yields. EUR/US$ fell back slightly on concern about the third wave of Covid infections spreading through Europe.

Currency futures on NSE

The US$ INR pair continue to appreciate as the dollar index remained below 92. However, a rise in US yields would push the Dollar index above 92, which would move the US$ INR pair higher. However, a rise should be used to create fresh shorts • The dollar-rupee March contract on the NSE was at Rs 72.58 in the last session. The open interest fell by almost 0.32% for the March series.

Intra-day strategy 

US$ INR Mar futures contract (NSE) View: Bearish on US$ INR
Sell US$ INR in the range of 72.72-72.75 Market Lot: US$ 1000
Target: 72.60/ 72.50 Stop Loss: 72.85
 Support: 72.50/72.40 Resistance: 73.20/73.40

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