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• GBP/USD holds near 7-week low in Asia after closing 0.15% lower Thursday
• Undermined by BoE holding rates steady while other major central banks hike
• BoE pauses all active gilt sales for 6 months in surprise move
• EUR/GBP hovers 2-mth high; a daily close above 100-day MA at 0.8594 bullish
• 1.3344, 61.8% Fibo of June-Aug rally under threat, break opens 1.3265-75
• Interim supports 1.3335, 1.3300; resistance 1.3400-05, 1.3445-50
• Thu range 1.3337--1.34065, Asia 1.3335-1.3367
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(Krishna Kumar is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)