Sell USDINR; target of: 73.05 – 73.00 : ICICI Direct

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ICICI Direct, The rupee opened positive and remain range bound throughout the day. It ended near 73.10 levels •

May 21, 2021 / 09:17 AM IST

ICICI Direct’s currency report on USDINR

Spot Currency

The rupee opened positive and remain range bound throughout the day. It ended near 73.10 levels • The dollar index has so far met strong support in the 89.70 zone while the Fed-led recovery seems to have met initial resistance in the band of – 90.0-90.5 for the time being.

Currency futures on NSE

The positive sentiment in the domestic currency is influenced by a rally in global markets and the dollar’s weakness against the major currencies, which should limit downsides. It could retrace towards 73.00 levels • The dollar-rupee May contract on the NSE was at Rs 73.17 in the last session. The open interest fell almost 2.8% for the May series.

Intra-day strategy 

US$ INR May futures contract (NSE) View: Bearish on US$ INR
Sell US$ INR in the range of 73.20-73.24 Market Lot: US$ 1000
Target: 73.05/ 73.00 Stop Loss: 73.36
Support: 73.00/72.80 Resistance: 73.35/73.50

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