Cable: Oct27 close $1.3130,........>

STERLING SUMMARY: Cable: Oct27 close $1.3130, Oct30 Asia range $1.3106-49

*Euro-stg: Oct27 close stg0.8835, Oct30 Asia range stg0.8831-47

*Continued Brexit concerns kept sterling on the defensive Friday, cable slipped

to weekly lows of $1.3070 before a pullback off the high in eur/stg recovered to

the $1.3130/35 area

*Eur-stg briefly made a show above stg0.8900, but as Catalonia headlines

pressured, the cross quickly pared gains ahead of the NY close

*Cable opened heavy in Asia, the move led by dollar strength in usd/jpy eased to

$1.3106 before fading

*Soft UST yields pared early losses to consolidate 5 pips either side of $1.3137

*Further dollar unwinds gave cable another boost, rate squeezed to $1.3149,

before tech resistance from the 38.2% $1.3278-1.3070 countered

*Euro-stg lacked direction with trade confined to a narrow stg0.8831-47 range

*Main focus this week on Thursday's rate decision, traders also reminded of the

usual eur-stg month-end demand.