For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD rose 7.01% against the CAD and closed at 1.3956.
On the data front, Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) remained flat on a monthly basis in February, compared to a revised rise of 0.2% in the earlier month. Markets were expecting the GDP to rise 0.1%.
In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 1.40, with the USD trading 0.32% higher against the CAD from yesterday’s close.
The pair is expected to find support at 1.3899, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 1.3799. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 1.4052, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 1.4105.
Moving forward, investors would keep an eye on Canada’s Markit manufacturing PMI for April, slated to release later today.
The currency pair is trading above its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.
