EUR, AUD, GBP all grinding steadily up still after the positive tone observed earlier this morning

EUR/USD 1.2768

AUD 1.0370

Cable 1.5912

NZD and USD/CAD both relative laggards: 0.8129 & 1.001

Dec12 Emini S&P500 near to earlier high (1360.25) at 1364 now

Nikkei225 9,154.71

Hang Seng 21,253.50

S&P/ASX200 4,344.90

USD/JPY responding fairly poorly to the talk of 81.20/30 bids, 81.18 as I type.