Swiss Franc Commentary for 17-Aug-06

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Swiss Franc Commentary provided by Blair Baker at Global Financial, Ltd..:
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The Swiss franc appreciated sharply vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar today as the greenback tested bids around the CHF 1.2255 level and was capped around the CHF 1.2380 level. Stops were reached below the CHF 1.2285 level, representing the 50% retracement of the move from CHF 1.1285 to CHF 1.3285. Dollar offers are cited around...continued 

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Day's Change 52-Week High 52-Week Low

Instrument

Current

 Points % Date Value Date Value
Exchange Rates

17-Aug-06
AUD/CHF This marker indicates the current chart. 0.9422 -0.0039 -0.42% 4-Oct-05 0.9938 6-Jun-06 0.9020
CAD/CHF This marker indicates the current chart. 1.0974 -0.0045 -0.41% 27-Feb-06 1.1576 2-Sep-05 1.0339
CHF/JPY This marker indicates the current chart. 94.1708 0.3940 0.42% 16-Aug-06 94.1708 22-Aug-05 86.4273
EUR/CHF Fwd-1 Yr This marker indicates the current chart. -252.1000 0.0000 0.00% 4-Nov-05 -187.9000 11-Aug-06 -256.1000
GBP/CHF This marker indicates the current chart. 2.3291 -0.0131 -0.56% 11-Aug-06 2.3499 5-Jan-06 2.2390
USD/CHF This marker indicates the current chart. 1.2283 -0.0087 -0.71% 16-Nov-05 1.3251 12-May-06 1.1974
USD/CHF Fwd-1 Yr This marker indicates the current chart. -415.0000 0.0000 0.00% 2-Sep-05 -385.0000 18-Jul-06 -461.0000
EUR/CHF This marker indicates the current chart. 1.5786 -0.0034 -0.22% 3-Apr-06 1.5846 8-Dec-05 1.5360
 
Indices

17-Aug-06
DJIA This marker indicates the current chart. 11,327.12 96.86 0.86% 10-May-06 11,642.65 21-Oct-05 10,215.22
NASDAQ This marker indicates the current chart. 2,149.54 34.53 1.61% 19-Apr-06 2,370.88 21-Jul-06 2,020.39
S&P 500 This marker indicates the current chart. 1,295.43 9.85 0.76% 5-May-06 1,325.76 13-Oct-05 1,176.84
 

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source: DTN Market Access

part 1...the CHF 1.2395 level. The euro and British pound came off vis-à-vis the Swiss franc as the crosses tested bids around the CHF 1.5765 and CHF 2.3310 levels, respectively.

SUPPORT   RESISTANCE

 
L1.       1.1740 1.2685
L2.       1.1480 1.2855
L3.       1.1285 1.3130

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