Rate has inside-range day so far failing to extend to a new low on follow-on selling overnight; rate reaches to tech support around 1.2880 but traders say conditions are still on the thin side. Rate has two-way action into the lows suggesting short-term traders and profit-taking by the shorts.

Support at or around the 50 day MA now being tested; the 50 day MA is next level needed to hold for the bulls to feel comfortable this week. Need a rally back over within 72 hours for the drop to be considered a correction and not a breakout.

Under its UNITAID-funded projects, the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) has named Matrix Laboratories Limited as the primary supplier of five antiretroviral (ARVs) drugs, which are used in the secondline treatment plans.

Moreover, the India-based unit of Mylan has also been selected as the main supplier of seven anti-retrovirals (ARVs) used for pediatric treatment.

Matrix's second-line products chosen for the 2009 UNITAID-CHAI projects comprise heat-stable Lopinavir/Ritonarvir.

Rate extends briefly into the 1.4400 handle and rallies out as shorts cover; stops over the 1.4620 area are large lifting the rate to new highs. Holding firm into the close more upside is likely overnight. Stops said to be building above the 1.4720 area after rate clears close-in stops.

Tests of the psychological 1.5000 area now complete with the pullback likely about over. Rate likely to find buyers on any dip to the 1.4500 area as this was the breakout area. Rate is still holding the 100 day MA nicely and aggressive traders can look to buy dips.

The USD ends mixed today after reaching critical S/R numbers after the open and ahead of the London fix. The BOC announced a 25 BP cut in interest rates lifting the USD/CAD sharply higher as stops over the 1.2400 area fired off topping the rate at 1.2509 before cooler heads prevailed. The rate fell back as late buyers were disappointed finding sell-stops in-range bringing the rate back under the 1.2400 handle eventually making a new low on the day at 1.2324; traders now feel the rate has completed a retracement against the recent weakness and with an inverted hammer formation on the daily charts more losses are likely.

Karvy Stock Broking Limited has maintained ‘Buy’ rating on Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) stock to achieve an intra-day of Rs 250.

According to Karvy, day traders can buy the stock between Rs 241-242 with a stop loss of Rs 238.

Shares of the company, on Tuesday (April 21), closed at Rs 242.10 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 9.64 and 25.19 respectively. The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 271 and a low of Rs 185 on BSE.

Good news for mountaineers preparing to climb Mt Everest is that they may soon be able to make calls using their mobile phones, from Mt Everest. Yes, the Nepal's state-run telecommunication firm – Nepal Telecom (NT) is gearing up to set up mobile network in the proximity to the highest mountain peak of the world. Nepal Telecom (NT) is set to install a permanent cell-tower near Mt. Everest.

The Nepal Telecom’s mobile network will help the climbers to make calls using their GSM or CDMA throughout their mountain climbing adventure on the Mt Everest.