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 | ||||
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Reporting by Karol Badohal in Warsaw, Jason Hovet in Prague and Anita Komuves in Budapest. Editing by Jane Merriman and Shreya Biswas
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