Sell USDINR; target of: 74.50 – 74.40 : ICICI Direct

Currencies

ICICI Direct, The rupee traded in a narrow and tight band throughout the day.

July 16, 2021 / 08:41 AM IST

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ICICI Direct’s currency report on USDINR

Spot Currency

The rupee traded in a narrow and tight band throughout the day. Yesterday, it managed to sustain well above 74.50 levels and ended with gains of 4 paise • The Dollar index posted moderate gains. A drop in US weekly jobless claims to a new pandemic low supported gains in the dollar along with hawkish Fed comments.

Currency futures on NSE

The US$ INR is seeing contracting volatility while the trading range has been narrowing for a few sessions. We feel the rupee should move towards 74.4 levels in coming days whereas upsides seem limited • The dollar-rupee July contract on the NSE was at Rs 74.65 in the last session. The open interest fell 3.2% for the July series.

Intra-day strategy 

US$ INR July futures contract (NSE) View: Bullish on US$ INR
Sell US$ INR in the range of 74.75-74.79 Market Lot: US$ 1000
Target: 74.50/ 74.40 Stop Loss: 74.91
Support: 74.30/74.50 Resistance: 75.00/75.30

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