--------------(Snapshot at 8:15 a.m./2115 GMT)-----------------
FOREX (vs Late Sydney) DEBT FUTURES (Night Session) 0.9093 (0.9072) 90-DAY (DEC) 95.85 (95.84) 0.6119 (0.6139) 3-YR (DEC) 94.92 (94.89) 81.48 (81.60) 10-YR (DEC) 94.64(94.615) 1.2285 (1.2292) US 10-YR 3.34 (3.35)
AU$S/Term range *Support *Resistance *RSI-14 *MA-10 *MA-20
*0.8900/9130 *0.8925 *0.9299 *72.478 *0.8916 *0.8805
----------------------------(Oct 14)---------------------------
* Australian dollar offshore range $0.9077-0.9127
* Aussie extended gains, rising to fresh 14-month peaks against a floundering U.S. dollar. Investors extended long positions after a sound start to the U.S. earnings season.
* U.S. stock index futures rose sharply after tech bell-weather Intel Corp posted profits and revenues above market forecasts. The Australian dollar has a strong correlation with stock markets and both tend to move in tandem.
* Some major financial companies are due to post earnings this week with JP Morgan Chase on Wednesday and Goldman Sachs on Thursday.. If earnings beat expectations, that could benefit the Australian dollar.
* Against the yen, the Aussie was steady at 81.53 yen , near a two-month high of 81.87 yen hit earlier this week. It could see some resistance around the 82 yen level.
* Commodities were higher with oil rising 1.2 percent and spot gold scaling an all-time high of $1,068.3 an ounce. Higher commodities lend support to the Aussie, since the country is a big exporter of industrial raw materials.
* In the domestic data calendar, Westpac's consumer confidence numbers will be released at 10:30 a.m. (2330 GMT). The survey is likely to capture the reaction to last week's rise in the official interest rate and the stunning rise in jobs. A sharp rise in confidence could cement expectations for more rate hikes.
* Investors are fully pricing in a second straight rate hike of 25 basis points in November.
* Australian bond futures followed U.S. Treasuries higher.
* Buying in bonds was also supported by comments from Fed Reserve's second-in-command, Donald Kohn, who expects soft U.S. growth and subdued inflation..
* Three-year Aussie bond futures were indicated 0.03 points higher at 94.92 while the 10-year contract added 0.025 points to 94.640.
(Reporting by Anirban Nag; Editing by Mark Bendeich) (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) Keywords: MARKETS AUSTRALIA BONDS/FOREX (anirban.nag@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging; anirban.nag.reuters.com@reuters.net; +61 2 9373 1871) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
* Australian dollar offshore range $0.9077-0.9127
* Aussie extended gains, rising to fresh 14-month peaks against a floundering U.S. dollar. Investors extended long positions after a sound start to the U.S. earnings season.
* U.S. stock index futures rose sharply after tech bell-weather Intel Corp posted profits and revenues above market forecasts. The Australian dollar has a strong correlation with stock markets and both tend to move in tandem.
* Some major financial companies are due to post earnings this week with JP Morgan Chase on Wednesday and Goldman Sachs on Thursday.. If earnings beat expectations, that could benefit the Australian dollar.
* Against the yen, the Aussie was steady at 81.53 yen , near a two-month high of 81.87 yen hit earlier this week. It could see some resistance around the 82 yen level.
* Commodities were higher with oil rising 1.2 percent and spot gold scaling an all-time high of $1,068.3 an ounce. Higher commodities lend support to the Aussie, since the country is a big exporter of industrial raw materials.
* In the domestic data calendar, Westpac's consumer confidence numbers will be released at 10:30 a.m. (2330 GMT). The survey is likely to capture the reaction to last week's rise in the official interest rate and the stunning rise in jobs. A sharp rise in confidence could cement expectations for more rate hikes.
* Investors are fully pricing in a second straight rate hike of 25 basis points in November.
* Australian bond futures followed U.S. Treasuries higher.
* Buying in bonds was also supported by comments from Fed Reserve's second-in-command, Donald Kohn, who expects soft U.S. growth and subdued inflation..
* Three-year Aussie bond futures were indicated 0.03 points higher at 94.92 while the 10-year contract added 0.025 points to 94.640.
(Reporting by Anirban Nag; Editing by Mark Bendeich) (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) Keywords: MARKETS AUSTRALIA BONDS/FOREX (anirban.nag@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging; anirban.nag.reuters.com@reuters.net; +61 2 9373 1871) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.