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AUD/USD, EUR/JPY and USD/JPY continue to look bid

​​​​AUD/USD continues to advance as Australia business mood rises to 17-month peak, while EUR/JPY and USD/JPY remain bid.

USD/JPY Source: Getty Images

​​​AUD/USD trades near 7-month high

​​AUD/USD is approaching the $0.6781 late December low with the previous major $0.6694-to-$0.6714 resistance area now, because of inverse polarity, acting as a support zone. Further minor support sits in the $0.6704 to $0.6698 area.

AUD/USD chart Source: TradingView.com
AUD/USD chart Source: TradingView.com

​EUR/JPY side-lined below multi-decade highs

EUR/JPY remains range bound in low volatility trading below its ¥174.74 August 1992 peak.

​​Minor support sits at the 8 July ¥173.51 low with further potential support lying at the 24 June high at ¥171.44 and in the ¥170.29-to-¥170.14 region.

EUR/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com
EUR/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com

​USD/JPY is trying to level out

USD/JPY is trying to stabilise and is seen heading back up to ¥161.95, a level last traded in December 1986, while en route to the ¥165.00 November 1986 high.

​Below Monday's low at ¥160.26 lies the 24 June high at ¥159.93.

USD/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com
USD/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com

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