Eur/Usd: Europe open $1.1928, range....>

EURO SUMMARY: Eur/Usd: Europe open $1.1928, range $1.1917-57, NY open $1.1937,

range $1.1896-1.1961

*Rate struggled to hold gains, cross sales again provided a counter as rate

eased to $1.1921, settled around $1.1925/35 ahead and into NY.

*As the dollar lost ground across the board, the pair followed suit going onto

print fresh session highs of $1.1961.

Gold seemed to be leading the dollar, as it surged higher.

*The reversal off earlier traded highs ($1.1961) extended to the

$1.1930/35 area as the dollar firmed across the board.

*As the euro came under pressure through eur/yen as concerns over NK reappeared.

The pair followed suit, dropping to fresh session lows of $1.1905 before

bouncing back towards $1.1920.

*In reaction to a hawkish comments by the Fed's Kaplan witnessed

broad based dollar demand, with the rate dropping to fresh session lows of

$1.1896.