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DOLLAR: The broader risk-on tone has seen the USD underperform overnight and
sits bottom of the G10 pile. The DXY dipped under 97 to extended pullback lows
of 96.83, before stalling ahead of up trendline support off the Nov 20 low at
96.81. A break opens 96.63/42 which represents the 61.8%/76.4% retracement of
96.08-97.53, expect support behind on approach to the 96 level (96.08 - Nov 20
low). Gold comfortably held the 100-dma ($1210.94) last week and has improved $6
on the session to $1227.86. The Nov 21 high provides next resistance at
$1230.10, a break opens $1232.35 (76.4% $1243.48-1196.34). ISM mfg the main US
release today (1500GMT), the index fell to 57.7 in October after a strong
reading of 59.8 in September.     

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