Early Asia-Pacific trade has seen GBP.........>

FOREX: Early Asia-Pacific trade has seen GBP extend its pullback from

yesterday's peak registered after the Commons passed the amended, non-binding

motion to reject a no-deal Brexit. Cable has slid through the $1.3300 mark

before seemingly consolidating below the figure. Later today, the Commons will

vote on asking the EU for an extension to Article 50.

- Cable weakness has spilled over into some of the other majors, with JPY, AUD &

NZD all lower against the greenback, while CHF & EUR hover around unchanged

levels vs. USD.

- Modest pressure on JPY is likely stemming from an uptick in Japanese equities.

- AUD/USD has failed to break below the nearest support level at $0.7068, which

represents the cloud top.

- All eyes are now on the Chinese activity data due at the top of the hour.

After that, focus will turn to U.S. initial jobless claims, Swedish

unemployment, as well as French & German CPI data. Elsewhere, ECB's Visco,

Riksbank Dep Gov Ohlsson & BoC Snr Dep Gov Wilkins are all due to speak.