For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD declined 0.34% against the USD and closed at 0.6731.
LME Copper prices rose 0.5% or $27.0/MT to $5626.0/MT. Aluminium prices rose 0.7% or $11.5/MT to $1713.0/MT.
In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.6747, with the AUD trading 0.24% higher against the USD from yesterday’s close.
Overnight data showed that Australia’s NAB business confidence index declined to record a flat reading in September, compared to a reading of 1.0 in the prior month. Meanwhile, NAB business conditions index rose to a level of 2.0 in September, following a level of 1.0 in the previous month.
The pair is expected to find support at 0.6732, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 0.6717. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 0.6759, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 0.6771.
Going ahead, traders would await Australia’s Westpac consumer confidence index for October, slated to release overnight.
The currency pair is showing convergence with its 20 Hr moving average and trading below its 50 Hr moving average.
