The dollar extended its bullish trend on Monday, driven by the impact of last week's unexpectedly strong U.S. employment report for March. Yesterday's U.S. data was also dollar supportive, with service sector index jumping to a record high...
...last month. The Institute for Supply Management said its non-manufacturing index rose to 65.8 in March from February's 60.8, much above the 61.5 level expected. By contrast, the euro zone services business activity index slipped below forecasts, to 54.4 in March from 56.2 in February.
The Czech crown strengthened against the euro in a technically-driven trade yesterday. This morning, the market shrugged off the report on construction output, which showed a rise of 9.9% in February.
FX RATES |
USD/CZK |
27.170/200 |
USD/GBP |
1.8222/27 |
EUR/CHF |
1.5662/76 |
EUR/CZK |
32.660/690 |
USD/YEN |
106.42/50 |
EUR/GBP |
0.6596/1 |
EUR/USD |
1.2023/26 |
EUR/YEN |
127.97/5 |
STOCK MARKETS |
NIKKEI |
12079.70 |
+121.38 |
HANG SENG |
12936.22 |
+204.46 |
FTSE 100 |
4480.7 |
+15.1 |
DAX 30 |
4048.60 |
+41.00 |
DJ INDEX |
10558.37 |
+87.78 |
NASDAQ |
2079.12 |
+21.95 |
PX 50 |
845.7 |
+8.7 |
GOLD |
415.50/+416.25 |
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DEPOSIT RATES |
|
CZK |
USD |
EUR |
YEN |
ON |
1.90-2.00 |
0.99-1.04 |
2.40-2.50 |
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3M |
1.95-2.05 |
1.05-1.10 |
2.02-2.05 |
-0.06-0.01 |
6M |
2.01-2.11 |
1.16-1.21 |
2.02-2.05 |
-0.05-0.02 |