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DOLLAR-YEN: Despite earlier dovish remarks from BOJ Kuroda following the

unchanged BoJ decision, Usd/Jpy retraced gains with a move back under Y111.00 to

extended pullback lows of Y110.38. Minor recovery into NY has seen the pair hold

around the Y110.50/55 area, however pressure remains toward the downside. Next

support is seen at Y110.19/15 (Jan17 low, 61.8% Y107.32-114.73), opening a move

towards Y110.00 which is reported to hold large onshore demand.

-Quiet on the calendar today with main highlights from the Richmond Fed Mfg

Index at 1500GMT.

-Later at 2330GMT Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans will give

the introductory remarks for Michael Moskow during the "Chicago Council on

Global Affairs Conference.

-Option expiries: Y109.85($1.13bn), Y110.89-90($410mn), Y111.50($401mn).