AUD/USD pares early losses, registers modest gains near 0.6550

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The AUD/USD pair started the week with a small bearish gap but didn't have a hard time erasing its losses with the risk-on environment helping the AUD find demand. As of writing, the pair was up 0.12% on the day at 0.6544.

AUD capitalizes on risk-on flows

The easing of coronavirus-related restrictions in major economies seems to be helping global equity indexes to gain traction on Monday. At the moment, Germany's DAX 30 Index is up 2.15% on a daily basis and the Euro Stoxx 50 Index is rising 1.7%.

Commenting on the AUD's recent performance against its major rivals, “The Aussie has benefitted from optimism, as the antipodean nations have been the first to re-open economies, after shutting down due to the COVID-19 crisis,” said analysts at CIBC Capital Markets.

Nevertheless, the financial markets in the US will be closed on Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday and the pair is unlikely to make a decisive move in either direction. Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index is posting small daily losses near 99.70, helping the pair to stay afloat in the positive territory.

There won't be any significant macroeconomic data releases during the Asian session on Tuesday. Later in the day, Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index and New Home Sales data from the US will be watched closely by the market participants. 

Technical levels to watch for

AUD/USD

Overview
Today last price0.6544
Today Daily Change0.0007
Today Daily Change %0.11
Today daily open0.6537

 

Trends
Daily SMA200.6489
Daily SMA500.6286
Daily SMA1000.6495
Daily SMA2000.6661

 

Levels
Previous Daily High0.6578
Previous Daily Low0.6506
Previous Weekly High0.6617
Previous Weekly Low0.641
Previous Monthly High0.657
Previous Monthly Low0.598
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%0.6533
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%0.655
Daily Pivot Point S10.6502
Daily Pivot Point S20.6468
Daily Pivot Point S30.643
Daily Pivot Point R10.6575
Daily Pivot Point R20.6613
Daily Pivot Point R30.6647