• EUR pairs for the most part better bid in pre-weekend Asia trading

• EUR/USD 1.1644-57 EBS in Asia after push up to 1.1661 yesterday

• To base of 1.1649-1.1702 daily Ichimoku cloud

• Still holding above now descending hourly Ichimoku cloud between 1.1628-35

• Large option expiries today to help contain spot action again

• 1.1595-1.1600 E1.7 bln, 1.1615-30 E1.2 bln, 1.1650-95 E3.4 bln

• Also between 1.1700-50 total E3.2 bln in expiries today

• EUR/JPY 185.51-64 EBS, around top of 185.21-52 hourly Ichimoku cloud

• In middle of now tapering daily Ichimoku cloud between 184.37-186.21

• Some option expiries today at 185.00 strike below

• EUR/GBP 0.8664-66 following push up to 0.8673 yesterday

• Still on hold below 0.8679 descending 100-DMA, 0.8684-0.8701 daily cloud

• Smattering of option expiries today on 0.87 handle

• EUR/CHF outlier and trading heavy, 0.9128-33 EBS, from 0.9170 high yesterday

• Towards base of 0.9123-88 daily Ichimoku cloud on pre-weekend haven flows?

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(Haruya Ida is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)