• AUD/USD opens 0.45% lower after trading in a 0.69625-0.7021 range on Thu

• Undermined by risk aversion, U.S.-Iran tensions, surging oil prices

• Wall Street declines on AI spending worries, Brent futures settle over $100

• U.S. 10-yr yield jumps to 18-mth high on inflation concerns, Fed rate bets

• AUD drop limited by jump in AU jobs data Thu as RBA rate hike bets build

• Support at 0.6960-65 under threat, more support at 0.6945-50, 0.6920-25

• Resistance 0.6995-0.7000, stronger at 0.7020-25; Australia Q2 CPI Wed key
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)