• 0.7117-0.7076 traded overnight, NY opened near that low, down -0.52%

• Broad-based USD buying, firm shorter-end US yields

weighed

• Drops in gold, silver & rally in USD/CNH reinforced the USD buying theme

• AUD/USD fell below the 55-DMA, neared the September 16 daily low

• Techs lean bearish; RSIs falling, consolidation of drop from Sep 9 high persists

• September's monthly inverted hammer candle reinforces the bearish signals

• US September S&P Global PMIs are data risks in NY's morning
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(Christopher Romano is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)