FxWirePro: Turkish Lira rallies to 5-week peak on swap deals hopes
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 10:59 AM UTC
- The Turkish Lira advanced to a 5-week peak on a report that the country was close to signing deals for $20 billion in currency swaps with the United Kingdom and Japan.
- The Turkish government has been seeking help from other economies to bolster its reserves of foreign currency and to support the economy withstand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- USD/TRY is trading 0.8 percent down at 6.8220, having hit a low of 6.7493 earlier, its lowest since April 13.
- Immediate resistance is located at 6.9132, any close above could take it above 6.9312 (5-DMA).
- On the downside, support is seen at 6.7252 (55-EMA) and break below could take it near 6.6975.