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• MNI: US FEB CONSUMER CREDIT -$0.8B
• US FEB REVOLVING CREDIT +$0.1B
• US FEB NONREVOLVING CREDIT -$0.9B

• RES 4: 165.43 High Nov 8        
• RES 3: 164.90 High Dec 30 ‘24 and a key medium-term resistance   
• RES 2: 164.55 High Jan 7
• RES 1: 161.39/164.19 20-day EMA / High Mar 18 and the bull trigger 
• PRICE: 161.32 @ 16:56 GMT Apr 7 
• SUP 1: 158.30 Intraday low   
• SUP 2: 157.02 76.4% retracement of the Feb 28 - Mar 18 bull cycle  
• SUP 3: 155.60 Low Low Mar 4  
• SUP 4: 154.80 Low Low Feb 28  

EURJPY is trading in a volatile manner. The latest pullback still appears corrective, however, following recent weakness, a deeper retracement is likely. The 61.8% retracement point of the Feb 28 - Mar 18 bull cycle, at 158.39, has been pierced. A clear break of this level would open 157.02, the 76.4% retracement level. Initial resistance to watch is 161.39, the 20-day EMA. Key resistance is 164.19, the Mar 18 high.     

• Stocks continued to pare losses Monday, the Dow lagging modest gains in SPX eminis and Nasdaq indexes in the second half. Markets were cautious in reacting to tariff related headlines after reacting to unsubstantiated morning headlines that suggested Pres Trump was considering a 90 day pause in tariffs - stocks surged as wires reposted the false rumor but quickly retraced.
• Currently, the DJIA trades down down 216.96 points (-0.57%) at 38130.77, S&P E-Minis up 11 points (0.22%) at 5125.75, Nasdaq up 105.5 points (0.7%) at 15707.5.
• Communication Services and Information Technology sectors outperformed in late trade, interactive media and entertainment share buoyed the former: Meta Platforms +3.26%, Netflix +3.01%, Take-Two Interactive Software +2.88%, TKO Group Holdings +2.35% and Alphabet +1.86%.
• Semiconductor stocks Super Micro Computer surged 12.21%, Microchip Technology +7.26%, Lam Research +7.11%, KLA +6.55% and Arista Networks +6.51%.
• Materials and Energy sectors underperformed in late trade, Smurfit WestRock -3.21%, Dow and Amcor both -2.66%, International Flavors & Fragrances -2.61% led laggers in the Materials sector
• Meanwhile, oil and gas shares weighed on the Energy sector: Schlumberger -3.82%, Occidental Petroleum -3.50%, Devon Energy -2.01%, Chevron and APA Corp both -1.75%.