NZD/USD posts modest daily gains around 0.7040

NZD/USD is edging higher at the start of the week.
US Dollar Index stays quiet around 93.00 on Monday.
Focus shifts to ISM Services PMI data from US.

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

The NZD/USD pair managed to register small gains last week and spent the Asian trading hours in a relatively tight range on Monday. Despite the thin trading conditions on Easter Monday, the pair started to inch higher and was last seen gaining 0.2% on the day at 0.7044.

Investors await Services PMI data from US

On Friday, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US surged by 916,000 in March, compared to analysts' estimate of 647,000. The upbeat labour market data seems to be providing a boost to market sentiment and Wall Street's main indexes look to return from the long weekend on a strong footing.

Currently, the S&P 500 Futures are up 0.56% on a daily basis, suggesting that the greenback could have a hard time finding demand in the second half of the day. At the moment, the US Dollar Index is virtually unchanged at 93.03.

Later in the session, the ISM-NY Business Conditions Index, the IHS Markit Services PMI and the ISM Services PMI from the US will be looked upon for fresh impetus. The US economic docket will feature February Factory Orders data as well.

In the meantime, the 10-year US Treasury bond yield is staying in the positive territory around 1.73% and a break above 1.75% could help the greenback outperform its rivals and limit NZD/USD's upside.

Technical levels to watch for

NZD/USD

Overview
Today last price	0.7046
Today Daily Change	0.0014
Today Daily Change %	0.20
Today daily open	0.7032

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.7097
Daily SMA50	0.7179
Daily SMA100	0.7133
Daily SMA200	0.6884

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.7055
Previous Daily Low	0.7003
Previous Weekly High	0.7055
Previous Weekly Low	0.6945
Previous Monthly High	0.7308
Previous Monthly Low	0.6943
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.7035
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.7023
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.7005
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.6978
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.6953
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.7057
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.7082
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.7109

Author

Eren Sengezer

FXStreet

As an economist at heart, Eren Sengezer specializes in the assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of macroeconomic data, central bank policies and political developments on financial assets.

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