FxWirePro: USD/SEK retreats from near 1-month peak, fails to sustain gains above 8.800
Monday, August 24, 2020 10:55 AM UTC
- The Swedish Krona rallied, drifting away from a near 1-month low hit in the previous session as the dollar index eased across the board.
- The dollar declined as riskier currencies gained, with some analysts attributing the improvement in sentiment to U.S. regulators approving a treatment for COVID-19 patients.
- USD/SEK trades 0.3 percent lower at 8.7580, having hit a high of 8.8172 on Friday, its highest since July 27.
- Immediate resistance is located at 8.8276, any close above could take it near 8.8545.
- On the lower side, support is seen at 8.7191 (21-DMA), break below could take it till 8.7005 (5-DMA).