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*Aug21 Aussie-dollar open $0.7930,...>

AUSSIE SUMMARY
AUSSIE SUMMARY: *Aug21 Aussie-dollar open $0.7930, range $0.7920 to $0.7935
*Aussie opened in Asia toward the upper side of Friday's $0.7870 to $0.7944
range, where firmer commodities underpinned the Aussie
*A softer open to regional equities encourage Aussie-yen sales, Aussie drifted
lower from near $0.7933 to $0.7920
*Firmer commodities then lent support to the Aussie, the rate rose modestly from
$0.7920 to $0.7935. Dalian ore +6% and Shanghai steel +4%.
*For the balance of the session the Aussie consolidated around $0.7930,
precisely where it opened this morning.
*Support lies at $0.7805-08 (hourly lows), while resistance is located at
$0.7944 (Aug18 high).
*CTFC data released Friday showed leveraged funds added to Aussie net longs in
week ending on Aug15, 79k contracts, A$7.9bn face value. Most since Apr 2013 

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