Pound Sterling Price News and Forecast: GBP/USD fades corrective pullback from 2021 bottom

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GBP/USD stays depressed around 1.3200, coronavirus, Brexit jitters poke yearly low

GBP/USD hovers around 1.3200 following a failed attempt to bounce off the 2021 bottom, marked the previous day, during the initial Asian session on Thursday. The cable pair refreshed multi-day low after the UK announced fresh measures to tame the spread of the coronavirus. Also adding to the quote’s weakness were the Brexit headlines and firmer US Treasury yields.

GBP/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.3202
Today Daily Change	-0.0023
Today Daily Change %	-0.17
Today daily open	1.3225

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.3348
Daily SMA50	1.3529
Daily SMA100	1.3655
Daily SMA200	1.3791

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.3261
Previous Daily Low	1.3161
Previous Weekly High	1.3371
Previous Weekly Low	1.3194
Previous Monthly High	1.3698
Previous Monthly Low	1.3194
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.3199
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.3223
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.317
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.3115
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.307
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.327
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.3316
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.3371

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