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EUR/USD held flat at 1.1631 as a firmer dollar from the crypto-driven risk-off capped the euro near the middle of its recent range.

DXY at 99.2 is still historically soft, so the ECB-Fed rate gap keeps EUR bid on dips, but upside momentum has stalled around 1.1600.

1.1600 is the line in the sand; a break opens 1.1530. Reclaiming 1.1700 is needed to revive the bull case.

Alphabet dropped 3.9% to $362, underperforming its mega-cap peers on the session.

Profit-taking after a strong run, plus fresh questions about how Google funds its heavy AI capex, weighed on the shares.

$355 is first support; a reclaim of $370 is needed to steady the trend.