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TOKYO: The euro captivated close adjoin the dollar in Asia on Monday as investors autonomous to sit and delay for accessible data.

The distinct currency, which absent arena Friday on anemic European bread-and-butter figures, rose hardly to $1.3207 in Tokyo morning barter from $1.3196 in New York backward Friday.

Against the Japanese unit, the euro was at 107.83 compared with 107.93 in New York. The dollar slipped to 81.67 yen from 81.78 yen.

"Investors may booty some time out from Europe/Greece watching this anniversary to focus on the data," National Australia Bank said in a note.

The 10-day acquisition of China's National People's Congress got beneath way in Beijing, with Premier Wen Jiabao ambience a advance ambition of 7.5 percent for 2012, lower than aftermost year.

European and US casework indices are due out after Monday and China's aggrandizement abstracts is accepted on Friday. US jobs abstracts are additionally to be appear on Friday.