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WELLINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – The Australian and New Zealand

dollars were distant from their highs on Tuesday in subdued markets as

investors remained circumspect as the European Central Bank and waited

for the outcome of central bank reprove reviews.

* Australian dollar, resumes around $0.8460 little

changed from Monday’s slow local level of $0.8470. It dipped to a

low of $0.8384 overnight on fixing related flow and was capped at

$0.8499.

* Kiwi trades on every side of $0.6810/20 after ranging

$0.6725 and $0.6846 overnight as it drifted in lacklustre

session.

* Investors looking to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA)

June art decision at 0430 GMT, which is expected to see rates

unaltered at 4.50 percent. Any hint that it may hold rates undeviating

in the coming months might prompt traders to take advantage of

the Aussie dollar’s novel rebound and sell the currency.

* A slew of Australian data up~ Monday appeared to back the

case for the RBA to be faithful to rates unchanged.

* British and U.S. markets were closed on Monday against

holidays. The European Central Bank warned that euro zone banks

assurance up to 195 billion euros in a ‘second wave’ of potential loan

losses over the next 18 months due to the fiscal crisis, and

disclosed it had increased purchases of euro zone powers that be

bonds. See

* Markets also looking to the Canadian central bank scold

decision later on Tuesday, with an expectation of a rate ascend.

Data showed economy grew at an annualised rate of 6.1 percent in

the primary quarter. See

* General sentiment also cooled by warning from Chinese

Premier Wen Jiabao that global housekeeping growth remains vulnerable

to sovereign debt risks and the possibility of a backer downturn,

although his own nation’s growth remains on track. See

* NZ employment confidence survey on Monday showed business’s

own outlook at each 11-year high, which is seen backing the case

for the Reserve Bank of NZ to set off raising rates at next week’s

review. See

* However, NZ Institute of Economic Research quarterly

forecasts dispute for a delay in rate rises until September because

of the idle and uneven outlook. See

* Financial markets now put a 70 percent chance of an NZ rate

hike on June 10, up from around 52 percent last

week on worries over the fallout from the euro band’s debt

problems. Most analysts polled by Reuters expect a hike in June.

* Aussie dollar seen with support at $0.8390 with resistance

at $0.8550. NZ dollar by support at $0.6735/40 with $0.6850 to

be foremost line of resistance, beyond which $0.6920 will contain.

* The kiwi holds stanch in range against the Aussie as the recent strong at round NZ$1.2470.

* Both currencies a touch softer against the yen — the kiwi

at 62.11 from Monday’s late level of 62.67 yen, the

Aussie at 77.28 from 77.60.

* NZ bonds through offered tone, bond yields up to

2.5 basis points higher.

* Australian evidence of debt futures see three-year futures 0.04

points higher at to 95.25, and 10-year futures count up 0.035

points to 94.660.

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