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Firmer In Early Trade As Markets Return From Holiday

MYR

USD/MYR prints at 4.43/44 the pair is ~0.4% softer this morning as markets re-open after the observance of a national holiday yesterday.

  • On Wednesday the BNM hiked the Overnight Policy Rate to 3.00% from 2.75%, no change has been expected. The bank noted that they still see upside risks to inflation and no signs of tightening affecting consumption and investment activities.
  • USD/MYR now sits a touch below the 20-Day EMA as bears look to turn the tide from here they can target the low from April 14 at 4.3828.
  • Looking ahead the domestic data calendar is empty until Tuesday when March Industrial Production and Manufacturing Sales Value cross.
Fig1: USD/MYR Daily Spot

Source: MNI/Bloomberg

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