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FOREX: GBP extended its pullback from yesterday's best levels registered after

the Commons passed the amended, non-binding motion to reject a no-deal Brexit.

Cable had slid through the $1.3300 mark before consolidating below the figure,

and last hovers just above $1.3250. Focus returns to the British House of

Commons, with the House set to vote on the proposal to ask the EU for an

extension to Article 50 later today.

- USD outperformed its G10 peers, with EUR & CHF closely behind, while JPY was

pressured by an uptick in the Nikkei 225, even as the index ebbed off of highs.

- A batch of Chinese activity data came and went without much impact on the FX

space, as most figures broadly met forecasts; industrial output & unemployment

provided some disappointment, while property investment topped exp. China's NBS

suggested that consumption will continue to improve in March and was quick to

point to seasonal effects owing to the LNY.

- Focus today turns to 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.