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FOREX: In football parlance, it was a game of two halves, the dollar was initial

bid, led by yen, on Japanese retail demand, but succumbed to selling pressure

late in the piece as Thump threatened a government shutdown over border wall

funds. Dollar-yen rose from Y109.55 to Y109.83 before falling back to Y109.41,

last at Y109.47. Kiwi-dollar dropped from $0.7383 to $0.7232, the pre-election

trimming of NZ's growth and budget surplus forecasts prompted the move lower.

Kiwi was last at $0.7245. Aussie-dollar dropped lower in sympathy with its

Tasman neighbour, the rate trekked down from $0.7918 to $0.7883, last at

$0.7895. Meanwhile, Euro-dollar currently trades at $1.1762 and Cable at

$1.2822, after trading in respective ranges of $1.1748 to $1.1766 and $1.2808 to

$1.2827.