__________AUSTRALIAN CREDIT/FOREX (0133 GMT) SNAPSHOT__________

FOREIGN EXCHANGE (against previous Sydney close) 0.9263/65 (0.9287/92)1.2475/92 (1.2469/86) 82.65/75 (82.76/83) 89.22/28 (89.11/14) 0.6253/57 (0.6238/43) 1.4932/35 (1.4884/88)

DEBT FUTURES CASH YIELDS

90-DAY BILL (DEC) 95.90 (+0.02) 3.68(3.69)

3-YR BOND (DEC) 95.07 (+0.065) 4.82(4.91)

10-YR BOND (DEC) 94.580(+0.07) 5.46(5.53)

3/10 SPREAD +0.490 (+0.48) AUST/US 10-YR SPREAD +210(+220)

S&P/ASX 200 4735.7 (4739.0) US10-YR 3.37(3.33)

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DATA - Average weekly ordinary time earnings rose 0.9 percent

in the three months to end August, nudging annual growth down a

little to 5.2 pct

- The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) sold a moderate A$307

mln of Aussie dollars in October, the smallest amount since

February.

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* The Aussie dollar drifted lower on the U.S. dollar in thin

trading on Thursday, with risk appetite dimmed by a slip in

Japanese shares to four-month lows.

* Dealers also reported talk of Aussie sales from funds that

sold out of their stakes in Australian chain store group Myer earlier this month.

* The Aussie eased to $0.9263, from a $0.9338 high and

$0.9287 seen here late Wednesday. Support was seen around

$0.9235/40.

* Selling by Japanese exporters pulled it down to 82.70 yen,

from an early 83.06, and toward support at 82.50.

* Aussie still supported by gold, which hit fresh records and

was holding firm around $1,142 on Thursday.

* The relatively small amount of Aussie dollars sold by the

RBA in October also suggested the central bank was not actively

trying to resist the currencies' rise, unlike many others around

the globe.

* RBA Assistant Governor Guy Debelle talked more about credit

at a finance seminar, saying he expected business credit to pick

up as confidence returned.

* Australian bond futures recovered losses as Japanese shares

slipped. Three-year bond futures rose 0.070 points to

95.070, and the ten-year contract added 0.065 points to

94.575.

(Reporting by Wayne Cole; Editing by Jonathan Standing)

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