• +0.2% at the top of a 1.2447-1.2484 range, only occasional flow on D3

• USD/JPY -0.45% and USD/CNH -0.45% lead the U.S. lower - risk bid in Asia

• Commodities are firmer, AsiaxJP stocks +0.6%, Nikkei steady -0.05%

• No significant data today, BoE Governor Bailey is due to speak

• Charts; bullish outside day Friday, 5, 10, and 21-day moving averages climb

• 21-day Bollinger bands, and momentum studies, head higher - positive setup

• 1.2590 50% retracement of the July-October fall is a longer-term target

• 1.2327, 38.2% of Oct/Nov rise, and last week's 1.2506 top are key levels

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