USD/JPY trades at Y113.25 in the late....>

DOLLAR-YEN: USD/JPY trades at Y113.25 in the late part of today's quiet Asia-Pac

session, which saw the rate operating within a <20 pip range. 

- The pair stabilised around its present level after it edged higher Friday on

the back of strong U.S. labour mkt report & rise in U.S. Tsy yields, as Wall

St.'s struggles kept gains in check. 

- Asia-Pacific indices & U.S. index futures have extended their losses into

today, but the rate failed to react with a significant drop. 

- Markets saw a muted reaction to BoJ Gov Kuroda's remarks earlier today. 

- Bulls eye the nearby Oct 31 high of Y113.39. A close above would open up the

Oct 8 high at Y113.94. Conversely, bears need to return below the psychological

Y113.00 level before challenging the 21-DMA at Y112.56, which would shift the

outlook to neutral. 

- Points of note this week include Japanese current A/c bal & core machine

orders due Weds. Elsewhere, BoJ's Funo will speak on Weds and the central bank

will release its summary of opinions from its latest MonPol decision on Thurs.