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Asia Recap: USD/JPY breaks above 120.00 ahead of US NFP

FXStreet (Bali) - A sleepy session in Asia, dominated by mild weakness in Asian currencies (JPY, AUD, NZD), with focus now shifted to the US Non-Farm Payrolls report in the US.

AUD/USD continues to trade heavy, with sellers successfully defending the 0.84, printing the lowest for the session at 0.8365. NZD/ISD saw the rate slide towards 0.7760 before stabilizng circa 0.7770. USD/JPY was yet again the protagonist in Asia, hitting the 120.00 psychological level.

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Australia AiG Performance of Construction Index fell from previous 53.4 to 45.4 in November

Japan JP Foreign Reserves rose from previous $1265.9B to $1269.079B in November

Japan unveils plan to aid small firms suffering from weak Yen

Australia's AIG construction index takes big hit in Nov

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Gold prices recorded modest overnight gains and traded cautiously in the early Asian hours ahead of a major US Jobs data.
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