The dollar put in a mixed performance.........>

FOREX: The dollar put in a mixed performance against its peers during the

Asia-Pacific session, after news surfaced that the US tax vote would be delayed

until Friday 11 am ET. After making a marginal new high at Y112.70, dollar-yen

fell back to Y111.32 before stabilising in the Y112.50's. Euro-dollar

consolidated between  $1.1887 and $1.1916, close-by option strikes were seen to

contain the range. Kiwi initially fell to  new low at $0.6817 following the

release of weaker-than-expected terms of trade data, but then trekked higher to

$0.6841 as US rate yields softened slightly. Aussie held a narrow $0.7552 to

$0.7571 range, traders had little appetite to trade. Meanwhile, the pound eked

out another high against the dollar, the rate rising from $1.3510 to $1.3550

before fading.