International traders look to Australia for their next big short
It's not surprising international traders have arrived to bet on stocks headed for a fall, with one predicting Westpac's share price could halve.
Currencies | $1 AUD Buys | $1 AUD Sells | Movement by Price | Movement by % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
USD | United States Dollar | 0.7679 | 0.7669 | -0.0044fall | -0.57% fall |
JPY | Japanese Yen | 86.1600 | 86.0300 | -0.8000fall | -0.93% fall |
EUR | Euro | 0.7272 | 0.7259 | 0.0001rise | 0.01% rise |
GBP | British Pound | 0.6160 | 0.6150 | 0.0008rise | 0.13% rise |
CAD | Canadian Dollar | 1.0054 | 1.0037 | -0.0002fall | -0.02% fall |
CNY | China Yuan Renminbi | 5.2782 | 5.2644 | -0.0284fall | -0.54% fall |
HKD | Hong Kong Dollar | 5.9599 | 5.9515 | -0.0002fall | -0.00% fall |
INR | Indian Rupee | 51.1960 | 51.0910 | -0.3430fall | -0.67% fall |
IDR | Indonesian Rupiah | 10237.6400 | 10222.0100 | -74.8500fall | -0.73% fall |
MYR | Malaysian Ringgit | 3.4125 | 3.4027 | -0.0273fall | -0.80% fall |
NZD | New Zealand Dollar | 1.0667 | 1.0638 | -0.0027fall | -0.25% fall |
SGD | Singapore Dollar | 1.0793 | 1.0771 | -0.0073fall | -0.68% fall |
ZAR | South African Rand | 9.9558 | 9.9352 | 0.0163rise | 0.16% rise |
CHF | Swiss Franc | 0.7740 | 0.7725 | -0.0031fall | -0.40% fall |
THB | Thailand Baht | 26.7900 | 26.7300 | -0.2300fall | -0.86% fall |
Currency | AUD | USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | NZD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$1 AUD | 1.0000 | 0.7669 | 0.7259 | 0.6150 | 86.0300 | 1.0638 |
$1 USD | 1.3023 | 1.0000 | 0.9465 | 0.8019 | 112.1800 | 1.3872 |
€1 EUR | 1.3750 | 1.0559 | 1.0000 | 0.8468 | 118.4500 | 1.4647 |
£1 GBP | 1.6233 | 1.2465 | 1.1798 | 1.0000 | 139.8300 | 1.7291 |
¥1 JPY | 0.0116 | 0.0089 | 0.0084 | 0.0071 | 1.0000 | 0.0124 |
$1 NZD | 0.9375 | 0.7199 | 0.6814 | 0.5773 | 80.7600 | 1.0000 |
It's not surprising international traders have arrived to bet on stocks headed for a fall, with one predicting Westpac's share price could halve.
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