• EUR/USD 1.1610-20 EBS in Asia, back on 1.16 handle but still looking heavy

• Consolidating below 1.1668-71 wafer thin daily Ichimoku cloud

• Also below 1.1620-22 hourly cloud but holding above 1.1577 low yesterday

• Massive option expiries in area again today, between 1.1545-95 E2.6 bln

• Between 1.1600-75 total E9.3 bln too and E2.1 bln between 1.1700-05

• All look to help contain spot action during global trading day

• EUR/GBP also heavy between 0.8649-52, holding above 0.8640 low yesterday

• Some option expiries today below at 0.8575, above E816 mln 0.8700-25

• EUR/CHF 0.9138-40 EBS, on hold above 0.9133 recent low Monday

• Holding still for now in 0.9123-87 daily Ichimoku cloud, 100-DMA 0.9174

• EUR/JPY in stasis still, 184.70-80 EBS, in 184.37-185.53 daily cloud

• Action likely to be limited on US and European holidays Monday

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