Swiss Franc Commentary for 9-Feb-10

Swiss Franc Commentary
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The Swiss franc appreciated vis-ŕ-vis the U.S. dollar today as the greenback tested bids around the CHF 1.0700 figure and was capped around the CHF 1.0770 level. Data released in Switzerland today saw December real retail sales up 4.7% while the January unemployment rate rose to 4.5% from 4.4%. Some dealers are still talking about Friday’s reported intervention by Swiss National Bank in which the central bank is rumoued to have bid on the EUR/CHF cross some 280 pips above the current market price. U.S. dollar offers are cited around the CHF 1.0810 level. The euro moved lower vis-ŕ-vis the Swiss franc as the single currency tested bids around the CHF 1.4645 level while the British pound came off vis-ŕ-vis the Swiss franc and tested bids around the CHF 1.6680 level.

SUPPORT   RESISTANCE

 
L1.       1.0350 1.0830
L2.       1.0040 1.1045
L3.       0.9920 1.1315
Swiss Franc Focus
 
Day's Change 52-Week High 52-Week Low

Instrument

Current

 Points % Date Value Date Value
Exchange Rates

9-Feb-10
AUD/CHF This marker indicates the current chart. 0.9326 0.0025 0.27% 20-Jan-10 0.9538 9-Mar-09 0.7374
CAD/CHF This marker indicates the current chart. 1.0003 0.0004 0.04% 30-Jul-09 1.0040 9-Mar-09 0.8933
CHF/JPY This marker indicates the current chart. 83.9289 0.5723 0.68% 11-Jun-09 91.2775 9-Feb-09 77.7749
EUR/CHF Fwd-1 Yr This marker indicates the current chart. 103.0000 0.0000 0.00% 11-Mar-09 176.0000 8-Sep-09 92.0000
GBP/CHF This marker indicates the current chart. 1.6640 -0.0093 -0.56% 7-Aug-09 1.8035 10-Mar-09 1.5978
USD/CHF This marker indicates the current chart. 1.0687 -0.0035 -0.33% 12-Mar-09 1.1882 25-Nov-09 0.9943
USD/CHF Fwd-1 Yr This marker indicates the current chart. -50.5000 0.0000 0.00% 25-Nov-09 -36.3000 10-Mar-09 -171.0000
EUR/CHF This marker indicates the current chart. 1.4667 -0.0012 -0.08% 16-Mar-09 1.5388 5-Mar-09 1.4628
 
Indices

9-Feb-10
NASDAQ This marker indicates the current chart. 2,126.05 0.00 0.00% 19-Jan-10 2,320.40 9-Mar-09 1,268.64
S&P 500 This marker indicates the current chart. 1,056.74 0.00 0.00% 19-Jan-10 1,150.23 9-Mar-09 676.53
 

source: DTN Market Access

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