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FxWirePro: USD/INR rejects key resistance at 67.18 mark, good to sell on rallies

Feb 20, 2017 05:18 am UTC| Technicals

USD/INR is currently trading around 67.06 marks. It made intraday high at 67.13 and low at 67.04 marks. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 67.18 marks. Key resistances...

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY interim bulls struggle for momentum, shooting star in major trend resumes bearish streaks below 7-EMA – Speculate rallies, hedge slumps

Feb 20, 2017 05:15 am UTC| Technicals

History repeats in GBPJPY at theresistance of 145.546 levels with shooting star formation, ever since then the pair has been consistently dipping that has now gone below 7EMA, resuming major downtrend back again. While...

FxWirePro: AUD/JPY holds 20-DMA support, weakness only on break below

Feb 20, 2017 04:54 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/JPY halts 2-day losing streak, edges higher after holding major support by 20-DMA. The Japanese yen hit by somewhat bigger-than-expected Japanese trade deficit figures. The data released today showed a rise in the...

FxWirePro: USD/SGD exhibits range bound movement, bias remains neutral

Feb 20, 2017 04:17 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.4178 marks. It made intraday high at 1.4192 and low at 1.4171 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 1.4150 marks. A daily close...

FxWirePro: Thai baht falls on the back of lower than expected GDP data

Feb 20, 2017 03:57 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 35.01 marks. It made intraday high at 35.02 and low at 34.98 marks. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds immediate support at 35.00 marks. On the top...

Nikkei faces strong support at 19000, good to sell on rallies

Feb 20, 2017 02:55 am UTC| Technicals

Nikkei has taken support near psychological level at 19000 and jumped slightly from that level.Nikkei is facing strong support at 55- day EMA at 18955and any further weakness can be seen only below that level. It is...

FxWirePro: Japanese yen marginally lower as Japan’s trade balance data fails to meet expectations

Feb 20, 2017 02:41 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY is currently trading around 113.11 marks. It made intraday high at 113.12 and low at 112.79 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 112.61 marks. A daily close...

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Economy

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Politics

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Science

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One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

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Technology

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