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The Aussie firmed to 0.7176, near its 12-month high, riding the risk-on tech tape and a firmer oil price.

AUD is tracking equity risk appetite and the commodity bounce more than rate spreads in the current regime.

0.7200 is the key resistance; a hold above keeps the uptrend intact, with 0.7120 as first support.

Meta slipped 0.5% to $598 amid an employee backlash over its AI data-privacy practices.

Headline risk around AI governance is capping the stock even as ad revenue holds — a sentiment drag, not a fundamentals break.

$590 support and $610 resistance bracket the near-term range.