FxWirePro: Norwegian Krone hits 3-month peak as oil surges on OPEC+ cuts
Monday, June 8, 2020 10:38 AM UTC
- The Norwegian Krone rallied to a 3-month peak, as the oil prices rallied to multi-month peaks.
- Crude oil rallied to new multi-month peaks after major producers agreed to extend a deal on record output cuts to the end of July and as China’s crude imports hit an all-time high in May.
- On Saturday, OPEC+ agreed to extend the deal to withdraw almost 10 percent of global supplies from the market by a third month to end-July.
- Separate data showed purchases by Chinese crude importer rose to an all-time high of 11.3 million bpd in May.
- International benchmark Brent crude was trading 2.2 percent higher at $42.80 per barrel by 1023 GMT, having hit a high of $43.29 earlier, its highest since March 9. U.S. West Texas Intermediate was trading 1.9 percent up at $39.83 a barrel, after rising as high as $40.42 earlier, its highest since March 9.
- USD/NOK trades 0.2 percent down at 9.2738, having touched a low of 9.2458 earlier, its lowest March 9.
- Immediate resistance is located at 9.3417, close above could take it till 9.3822.
- On the downside, support is around 9.2399 break below could take it till 9.2152.