Forint falls to 18-month low, passing big barrier
Changes dateline, updates with forint low, trader quote, Polish rate decision
BUDAPEST, Oct 2 (Reuters) -The Hungarian forint fell to its weakest against the euro in 18 months on Wednesday as tensions in the Middle East made investors risk-averse, hitting central Europe's currencies.
The zloty, the best performer in the region this year, also eased as the Polish central bank left its base rate unchanged, as expected, with inflation inching upward.
In Hungary, the forint EURHUF= fell past the psychological level of 400 and traded down 0.6% at 400.45 per euro at 1328 GMT.
"There is a general negative mood in markets due to what is happening in the Middle East, and investors will watch if it escalates further. Global events and the strength of the dollar determine everything now," an FX trader in Budapest said.
"And the forint is always the weakest link in central Europe."
The dollar held on to its biggest gains in a week on Wednesday after an Iranian missile attack on Israel.
Elsewhere, the Czech crown EURCZK= was 0.3% lower to the euro at 25.364 to the euro, sitting around lows from early August.
Falling interest rates in Hungary and the Czech Republic have put pressure on those countries' currencies, while the zloty has been supported as the Polish central bank paused rate cuts for the past year.
The zloty is still within sight of multi-year highs hit earlier this year.
The zloty EURPLN= was 0.1% weaker at 4.296 against the euro, nearing the psychological 4.30 level it has remained below since mid-September.
CEE MARKETS | SNAPSHOT | AT 1528 CET | |||
CURRENCIES | |||||
Latest | Previous | Daily | Change | ||
trade | close | change | in 2024 | ||
Czech crown | EURCZK= | 25.3640 | 25.2870 | -0.30% | -2.61% |
Hungary forint | EURHUF= | 400.4500 | 397.9000 | -0.64% | -4.31% |
Polish zloty | EURPLN= | 4.2960 | 4.2900 | -0.14% | +1.13% |
Romanian leu | EURRON= | 4.9765 | 4.9759 | -0.01% | -0.04% |
Serbian dinar | EURRSD= | 116.9800 | 117.0300 | +0.04% | +0.23% |
Note: daily change | calculated from | 1800 CET | |||
Latest | Previous | Daily | Change | ||
close | change | in 2024 | |||
Prague | .PX | 1597.70 | 1604.5300 | -0.43% | +12.99% |
Budapest | .BUX | 73148.81 | 74189.72 | -1.40% | +20.67% |
Warsaw | .WIG20 | 2319.40 | 2315.86 | +0.15% | -1.01% |
Bucharest | .BETI | 17448.31 | 17568.14 | -0.68% | +13.51% |
Spread | Daily | ||||
vs Bund | change in | ||||
Czech Republic | spread | ||||
2-year | CZ2YT=RR | 3.2090 | 0.0160 | +115bps | -1bps |
5-year | CZ5YT=RR | 3.3300 | -0.0130 | +139bps | -7bps |
10-year | CZ10YT=RR | 3.7340 | 0.0580 | +162bps | -1bps |
Poland | |||||
2-year | PL2YT=RR | 4.7790 | -0.0770 | +272bps | -11bps |
5-year | PL5YT=RR | 4.9940 | 0.0720 | +305bps | +2bps |
10-year | PL10YT=RR | 5.3190 | 0.0150 | +321bps | -5bps |
FORWARD RATE AGREEMENTS | |||||
3x6 | 6x9 | 9x12 | 3M interbank | ||
Czech Rep | CZKFRAPRIBOR= | 3.67 | 3.29 | 3.03 | 4.20 |
Hungary | HUFFRABUBOR= | 5.99 | 5.67 | 5.21 | 6.30 |
Poland | PLNFRAWIBOR= | 5.77 | 5.47 | 4.82 | 5.84 |
Note: FRA quotes | are for ask prices | ||||
************************************************************** | |||||
Reporting by Karol Badohal in Warsaw, Jason Hovet in Prague and Anita Komuves in Budapest. Editing by Jane Merriman and Shreya Biswas
For related news and prices, click on the codes in brackets:
All emerging market news EMRG CEEU CEE/
Spot FX rates
Eastern Europe spot FX EEFX= Middle East spot FX MEFX=
Asia spot FX ASIAFX= Latin America spot FX LATAMFX=
Other news and reports
World central bank news CEN Economic Data Guide ECONGUIDE
Official rates GLOBAL/INT Emerging Diary EMRG/DIARY
Top events M/DIARY Diaries DIARY Diaries Index IND/DIARY
Related Assets
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
