month high of 109.72 yen. Both the Australian and Canadian dollars climbed to one-month highs against the U.S. currency, boosted by demand for commodity-heavy currencies. The Aussie hovered near 76.80 U.S. cents, while the Canadian currency was at C$1.2382 per dollar. Gold joined the shift into commodities, rising to about $429.75 per ounce from around $429.15 in New York. NYMEX crude for July delivery was flat at $55.56 after a fresh rise in New York on Wednesday on concerns about a global shortage of refining capacity. Ten-year JGB futures fell 15 basis points to 140.36 as stocks rose and ahead of Japanese machinery orders data later on Thursday. --SP 0643 Local Time 0343 GMT
