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                                                |   2012-02-06 07:00 GMT The euro weakened versus 13 of its 16 major counterparts USD/JPY opened the Asian trading session on Monday morning with an upside-gap price of 76.59, up from 76.54 Friday down from the recent (4-day high) of 76.13 printed last week.
The euro fell 0.2 percent to $1.3129 as of 8:15 a.m. in Tokyo from the close in New York on Feb. 3. It lost 0.3 percent to 100.50 yen.
GBP/USD has traded a limited 1.5785/1.5823 range at the start of trading this Monday, last at 1.5800.  AUD/USD has been slowly declining since Tokyo opened at 00:00 GMT. Data for both retail sales and jobs ads were disappointing in Aus., retail sales fell -0.1% expected to come in positive +0.2%, newspaper job ads fell -2.6% internet job ads rose +6.4.
USD/CAD. After falling around 100 pips from its intra-day high at 1.0040, the Dollar has found support versus the Canadian at the lowest level seen since October 31 at 0.9930.
 
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Australia
Retail Sales s.a. (MoM) (Dec)  2012-02-06 08:00 GMT United Kingdom
Halifax House Prices (3m/YoY) (Jan)  2012-02-06 09:30 GMT EU - 
Sentix Investor Confidence (Feb) 2012-02-06 11:00 GMT Germany
Factory Orders s.a. (MoM) (Dec)  |   2012-02-06 05:43 GMT GBP/USD pressured in risk-off Asia
 2012-02-06 03:38 GMT AUD/USD trades down to 1.0700
 2012-02-06 00:32 GMT Australia ANZ Job Advertisements 6% in Jan
 2012-02-06 00:31 GMT Australia Dec Retail Sales s.a. (MoM) -0.1%
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                                                            | AUDUSD |  
                                                            | 1.07131  / 139 |  
                                                            | -0.0058 | -0.54% |  | 
                                                        
                                                            | NZDUSD |  
                                                            | 0.83047  / 063 |  
                                                            | -0.0037 | -0.45% |  | 
                                                        
                                                            | USDCHF |  
                                                            | 0.92314  / 333 |  
                                                            | 0.0059 | 0.64% |  | 
                                                        
                                                            | USDCAD |  
                                                            | 0.99614  / 623 |  
                                                            | 0.0029 | 0.29% |  | 
                                                        
                                                            | GBPJPY |  
                                                            | 120.980  / 998 |  
                                                            | -0.147 | -0.12% |  | 
                                                        
                                                            | EURCHF |  
                                                            | 1.20572  / 595 |  
                                                            | -0.0021 | -0.18% |  | 
                                                        
                                                            | GOLD |  
                                                            | 1731.73  / .09 |  
                                                            | 6.6901 | 0.39% |  | 
                                                        
                                                            | SILVER |  
                                                            | 33.54  / .57 |  
                                                            | -0.08 | -0.24% |  |  | 
                                
                                    
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                                                | EURUSD 1.30599 / 1.30605 |  |  
                                                | High: 1.31307 | Low: 1.30545      | Chg: -0.0097  -0.74% |  |  | 
                                
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                                                                    SUMMARY   Down | 
                                                                    TREND   downtrend
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                                                                    MA10   bearish | 
                                                                    MA20   
                                                                    Bearish
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                                                                    STOCHASTIC   overbought |  |  |  | 
                                
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                                            MARKET ANALYSIS - Intraday Analysis
                                         The EURUSD continued to rise from 1.3026 (S1) and reached a high yesterday at 1.3205 (R2). It seems the pair is moving downwards and it will retest the first support 1.3026 (S1) soon. A break below that level would suggest a target of 1.2986 (S2) and a further decline will then focus on the next target at 1.2947 (S3). On the upside, if the price rebounds from the first support level 1.3026 (S1) we can expect retesting of 1.3167 (R1). A further rise will then bring focus to the next resistance level at 1.3205 (R2). | 
                                
                                
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                                                | GBPUSD 1.57723 / 1.57738 |  |  
                                                | High: 1.58217 | Low: 1.5765      | Chg: -0.0044  -0.28% |  |  | 
                                
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                                                                    SUMMARY   Down | 
                                                                    TREND   downtrend
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                                                                    MA10   bearish | 
                                                                    MA20   
                                                                    Bearish
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                                                                    STOCHASTIC   neutral |  |  |  | 
                                
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                                            MARKET ANALYSIS - Intraday Analysis
                                         The GBPUSD is under bearish pressure as it is approaching towards a crucial support level 1.5749 (S1). The pair reached a high at 1.5882 (R3) and then fell back towards 1.5749 (S1). Further fall will test 1.5704 (S2) and decline below this level, suggesting target at 1.5653 (S3). On the other hand, if price manages to stay above 1.5749 (S1) then we expect the price to retest 1.5831 (R1) and then further rise to 1.5860 (R2). We look for short positions in today’s session with a stop loss above 1.5831 (R1). | 
                                
                                
                                
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                                                | USDJPY 76.705 / 76.708 |  |  
                                                | High: 76.802 | Low: 76.494      | Chg: 0.118  0.15% |  |  | 
                                
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                                                                    SUMMARY   up | 
                                                                    TREND   uptrend
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                                                                    MA10   
                                                                    Bullish
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                                                                    MA20   bullish | 
                                                                    STOCHASTIC   overbought |  |  |  | 
                                
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                                            MARKET ANALYSIS - Intraday Analysis
                                         USDJPY rise sharply on Friday (70 pips) and made a top at 76.74. If it breaks above first resistance level 76.89 (R1) we can expect the price to approaches towards 77.29 (R1). Be on the alert for a correction downwards towards 76.49 and then a continuation to an upward move. Both of our Moving Averages are pointing to a bullish signal. We believe that the bullish pressure will continue. |