13 Oct 2015
EUR/GBP turns negative below 0.7400
FXStreet (Edinburgh) - A bout of buying interest around the sterling has sent EUR/GBP to test the area of session troughs in the 0.7400/0.7390 band.
EUR/GBP lower on M&A chatter
The decline in the cross is now picking up pace fuelled by market chatter on the M&A sector, where AB InBev has come to an agreement to take over SABMiller at £44 per share.
Still in the UK, inflation figures are due later followed by the German/EMU ZEW Survey. Consensus see consumer prices in the UK economy to come in flat during last month, while October’s ZEW indicator is expected to deflate from previous prints.
EUR/GBP relevant levels
As of writing the cross is down 0.03% at 0.7398 with the next support at 0.7362 (up trend from September low) followed by 0.7300 (55-d sma/psychological level) and then 0.7196 (monthly low Sep.22). On the upside, a surpass of 0.7442 (high Oct.2) would expose 0.7483 (high May 7) and finally 0.7500 (psychological handle).
EUR/GBP lower on M&A chatter
The decline in the cross is now picking up pace fuelled by market chatter on the M&A sector, where AB InBev has come to an agreement to take over SABMiller at £44 per share.
Still in the UK, inflation figures are due later followed by the German/EMU ZEW Survey. Consensus see consumer prices in the UK economy to come in flat during last month, while October’s ZEW indicator is expected to deflate from previous prints.
EUR/GBP relevant levels
As of writing the cross is down 0.03% at 0.7398 with the next support at 0.7362 (up trend from September low) followed by 0.7300 (55-d sma/psychological level) and then 0.7196 (monthly low Sep.22). On the upside, a surpass of 0.7442 (high Oct.2) would expose 0.7483 (high May 7) and finally 0.7500 (psychological handle).