• USD/JPY remained relatively buoyant though bias down on US-Iran deal hopes

• USD/JPY range 158.75-159.06 EBS, off tad from 159.40 high May 21

• Good tech support eyed at ascending 200-HMA at 158.66

• Intervention risk topside still seen, BOJ June hike expectations too

• Holding at top of 156.37-158.85 daily Ichimoku cloud still

• Hawkish Fed expectations taking hold though, one maybe more hikes this year

• Option expiries nearby today 158.50/70 $784 mln, 158.95-159.05 $642 mln

• Also $1 bln above between 159.20-30, likely cap for now

• EUR/JPY 184.85-185.07 EBS, doing little, in 184.37-185.67 daily Ichi cloud

• CHF/JPY better bid, 202.15-203.24, highest since Apr 24, Apr 21 peak 204.42

• GBP/JPY also bid, 213.22-214.30, tracking away from 211.53-213.31 Ichi cloud

• Towards 214.42 high May 11, recent peak 216.59 April 30

• AUD/JPY 113.55-91, towards 114.73 peak May 13?

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