The Australian dollar had a tentative grip on the 75 US cent mark on Friday, slipping from a six-week high after a blow-out in the monthly trade deficit and on waning risk appetite due to escalating geopolitical tensions.
However, the Aussie held steady against the yen after the Bank of Japan ended its six-year zero interest rate policy, raising its target rate to 0.25 percent as expected.
The Aussie was quoted at $0.7503/08 after a peak of $0.7567 in Europe, and compared with $0.7556/57 late here on Thursday.