Focus in early Asia-Pac trade today turned....>

FOREX: Focus in early Asia-Pac trade today turned to the UK, as the House of

Commons held a final debate on the Cooper-Letwin Bill, which forces the gov't to

seek to avoid a no-deal Brexit. The bill was passed and immediately granted

royal assent, hence becoming law. Sterling ticked higher on the news, but has

remained range-bound nonetheless.

- JPY has topped the G10 pile into the Tokyo fix, although USD/JPY round tripped

from a high of Y111.58, as the Nikkei 225 had a look into positive territory.

The index's move stemmed from a surge in Sony shares, after RTRS sources said

that Third Point hedge fund "is raising a dedicated investment vehicle to target

$500mn-$1bn in capital, so it can buy more Sony shares." Also worth noting

Japanese Econ Min Motegi said U.S.-Japan trade talks will commence next week.

- Elsewhere, most G10 crosses are oscillating around unchanged levels. 

- Today's economic docket is rather thin, with Norwegian GDP and Italian retail

sales due. Riksbank Dep Gov Ohlsson will speak, ahead of comments from Fed's

Quarles and Clarida, who will speak in the NY/Asia crossover.