--------------(Snapshot at 8:20 a.m./2120 GMT)-----------------
FOREX (vs Late Sydney) DEBT FUTURES (Night Session) 0.9125 (0.9223) 90-DAY (DEC) 95.92 (95.92) 0.6077 (0.6108) 3-YR (DEC) 95.22 (95.20) 78.91 (79.83) 10-YR (DEC) 94.715(95.20) 1.2741 (1.2730) US10-YR 3.27 (3.27)
AU$S/Term range *Support *Resistance *RSI-14 *MA-10 *MA-20
*0.9000/9410 *0.9095 *0.9325 *41.793 *0.9252 *0.9205
----------------------------(Nov 27)---------------------------
* Aussie struggling against a 14-year-high yen, with Thursday's rally in the Japanese currency showing few signs of losing momentum just yet. This is because many investors doubt the Bank of Japan will intervene to temper the yen.
* The Japanese finance minister and one of his deputies said on Thursday they had no plans to intervene to stop the yen's rise.
* Some traders said worries that Dubai may default its debt may hurt investors' risk appetites on Friday, after slamming European stocks..
* That bolstered the U.S. dollar as a safe haven and will will weigh on the Aussie.
* Aussie hovered at 78.91 yen early Friday, after falling as far as 78.75, the lowest in over seven weeks. That is well below last week's high of 83.84 and compared to late Thursday's 79.83.
* Aussie was down a cent on the U.S. dollar at $0.9125, from Thursday's $0.9223. The losses were driven by a bounce in the U.S. dollar although many investors think the recovery in the U.S. currency is short-lived.
* Local dollar's sharp slide in the yen unnerved investors and generated healthy trading volume on Thursday even though the U.S. market was shut for a holiday.
* Aussie bond futures were firm, extending gains from local trade on Thursday when prices rose after the government scrapped an interest withholding tax on treasury bonds.
* Three-year bond futures indicated up 0.02 points at
95.22, and the 10
year contract indicated up 0.01 point at 94.715.
(Reporting by Koh Gui Qing)
((Guiqing.Koh@ThomsonReuters.com; Reuters Messaging; guiqing.koh.reuters.com@reuters.net; +61 2 9373 1821))
Keywords: MARKETS AUSTRALIA BONDS/FOREX (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) 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.
* Aussie struggling against a 14-year-high yen, with Thursday's rally in the Japanese currency showing few signs of losing momentum just yet. This is because many investors doubt the Bank of Japan will intervene to temper the yen.
* The Japanese finance minister and one of his deputies said on Thursday they had no plans to intervene to stop the yen's rise.
* Some traders said worries that Dubai may default its debt may hurt investors' risk appetites on Friday, after slamming European stocks..
* That bolstered the U.S. dollar as a safe haven and will will weigh on the Aussie.
* Aussie hovered at 78.91 yen early Friday, after falling as far as 78.75, the lowest in over seven weeks. That is well below last week's high of 83.84 and compared to late Thursday's 79.83.
* Aussie was down a cent on the U.S. dollar at $0.9125, from Thursday's $0.9223. The losses were driven by a bounce in the U.S. dollar although many investors think the recovery in the U.S. currency is short-lived.
* Local dollar's sharp slide in the yen unnerved investors and generated healthy trading volume on Thursday even though the U.S. market was shut for a holiday.
* Aussie bond futures were firm, extending gains from local trade on Thursday when prices rose after the government scrapped an interest withholding tax on treasury bonds.
* Three-year bond futures indicated up 0.02 points at
95.22, and the 10
year contract indicated up 0.01 point at 94.715.
(Reporting by Koh Gui Qing)
((Guiqing.Koh@ThomsonReuters.com; Reuters Messaging; guiqing.koh.reuters.com@reuters.net; +61 2 9373 1821))
Keywords: MARKETS AUSTRALIA BONDS/FOREX (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) 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.