For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 0.45% against the USD and closed at 0.7821.
LME Copper prices rose 0.5% or $31.0/MT to $6382.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 1.3% or $26.0/MT to $2056.0/MT.
In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.7830, with the AUD trading 0.12% higher against the USD from yesterday’s close.
Earlier today, data revealed that Australia’s Westpac leading index rebounded 0.12% in July. In the prior month, the index had fallen by a revised 0.15%.
The pair is expected to find support at 0.7800, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 0.7770. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 0.7868, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 0.7906.
Moving ahead, market participants will closely monitor Australia’s unemployment rate data for July, due to release in the early hours tomorrow.
The currency pair is showing convergence with its 20 Hr moving average and trading below its 50 Hr moving average.
