• EUR/USD -0.1%, USD/JPY -0.06%, GBP/USD 0.09%, AUD/USD 0.38%

• S&P E-minis 0.14%, DAX 0.51%, Nikkei 225 0.85%, FTSE 0.01%

• EUR/USD calm masks mounting stress as French yield hits 5%

• USD/JPY dips on BOJ deputy, but cloud and October underpins

• GBP/USD 1.34 provides resistance; BoE expectations in focus

• AUD/USD scales three-week peak on RBA's hawkish Hauser

• ​Option expiries . U.S. Open ​

(Martin Miller is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)