Forex: NZD/USD extends its decline toward 0.7240

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 07:13:00 +0200

Forex: NZD/USD extends its decline toward 0.7240

FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The Kiwi continues to weaken after the RBNZ announced its decision to keep the cash rate unchanged at 3.0% earlier today.

After the initial reaction, NZD/USD kept heading down and has reached a fresh 4-day low at 0.7238 after being as high as 0.7354 on Wednesday. At the time of writing, NZD/USD is quoting at 0.7240 where it is 0.92% lower since opening.

NZD/JPY has dropped around 120 pips from yesterday’s peak at 62.93 to the 61.70 area. Currently the pair is trading at 61.85, 1.26% below its previous close.

Technical Analysis (2010-09-16 05:00 GMT)

NZD/USD 0.7245/0.7247 - O: 0.7319 H: 0.7323 L: 0.7311 C: 0.7316

Trend R3: 0.7289
R2: 0.7271
R1: 0.7253
S1: 0.7207
S2: 0.7225
S3: 0.7243