EUR/USD, EUR/GBP and EUR/JPY rally post first round of French election
EUR/USD, EUR/GBP and EUR/JPY rally as French centrists and leftwing parties attempt to block right wing party from winning.
EUR/GBP sees an up surge
EUR/GBP tries to break through the key £0.8484-to-£0.8503 resistance area, a rise above which would engage the 55-day SMA at £0.8522.
Potential slips may found support around the 24 June high at £0.8478.
EUR/JPY trades in multi-decade high
EUR/JPY has risen to levels last seen when the euro was first introduced at ¥173.32. Further up beckons the ¥174.74 August 1992 peak.
Minor support can be found at the 24 June high at ¥171.44 and in the ¥170.29-to-¥170.14 region.
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