EUR/USD unstoppable near 1.1080, ignores PBOC-led risk-aversion

FXStreet (Mumbai) - The shared currency keeps gathering pace and remains strongly bid versus the US dollar heading into the European opening bells, sending EUR/USD towards 1.1090 – key upside barrier. The major remained firmer despite PBOC further yuan devaluation induced risk-off moods as the greenback is now losing ground across the board as markets now gear up for key China data flow.

EUR/USD extends towards 1.1100

The EUR/USD pair trades 0.34% higher at fresh session highs at 1.1082, advancing gradually from 1.1025 lows. The bid tone around EUR/USD keeps growing bigger as markets appear to brush off the second round of PBOC yuan devaluation today as the same was not unexpected, unlike Tuesday’s Yuan fix news.

With risk-off sentiments prevalent in the Asian trades, EUR/USD stood resilient and extended its ongoing upmoves, bolstered by renewed optimism surrounding Greece with the Greek parliament vote due on Thursday to approve the critical EUR 90 billion bailout package.
Meanwhile, markets now turn their attention towards Euro zone industrial production data which will followed by the US data releases due later in the day for further momentum.

EUR/USD Technical Levels

The pair has an immediate resistance at 1.1100 levels, above which gains could be extended to 1.1131 (July 27 High) levels. On the flip side, support is seen at 1.1025 (Today’s Low) below which it could extend losses to 1.0959 (Aug 11 Low).

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