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AUD/USD bouncing back on China

FXStreet (Guatemala) - Currently, AUD/USD is trading at 0.9230, down -0.19% on the day, having posted a daily high at 0.9256 and low at 0.9211.

AUD/USD had taken a dive from 0.9250 and putting pressure on 0.9210 when Retail Sales from Australia read lower than consensus today at 0.2% vs 0.3% and 1.2% previous. However, we are seeing a turnaround now when the pair spiked to 0.9240 on Chinese data.

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AUD/USD Levels

Current price is 0.9231, with resistance ahead at 0.9243 (Hourly 20 EMA), 0.9245 (Daily Classic PP), 0.9249 (Daily Open), 0.9252 (Hourly 100 SMA) and 0.9256 (Daily High). Next support to the downside can be found at 0.9226 (Weekly Low), 0.9225 (Daily Classic S1), 0.9223 (Yesterday's Low), 0.9211 (Daily Low) and 0.9209 (Hourly 200 SMA).

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