*Oct9 Euro-dollar open $1.1729,........>

EURO SUMMARY: *Oct9 Euro-dollar open $1.1729, range $1.1718 to $1.1748

*Euro-dollar opened in Asia toward the upper side of the $1.1670 to $1.1739

range witnessed on Friday, where the greenback yielded ground late in the day on

geopolitical risks amid concerns that N. Korea may be preparing another missile

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*Dip buyers emerged under $1.1720 to push the euro to $1.1744

*Pullbacks were shallow and limited to $1.1732, another run higher saw a session

high of $1.1748 before meeting supply

*For the balance of the session the euro traded sideways around $1.1740

*In option space, expiries for today at $1.1700(E1.56bn) and $1.1765(E1.08bn)

should act to contain the near term range.

*German Industrial Production (0600GMT) for August provides the event risk for

the session ahead.