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• AUD/USD likely to stay bid on dips after closing 0.3% higher Friday
• Supported by weaker-than- expected US jobs data, waning Oct Fed rate bets
• US NFP +29k in Sep vs. 90k expected, prior 2 months revised sharply lower
• Odds of Fed Oct hike hover around 23%, was around 70% early last week
• US yields fall sharply after jobs data, but close higher as oil rebounds
• Fed's Hammack says there's still time to weigh next monetary policy move
• Support 0.6900-10, 0.6865-70, resistance 0.6975-80, 0.6995-0.7000
• Friday range 0.6913-0.6975; Chinese markets closed Mon
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)