* Dollar index holding near 7-month peak; euro at 3-mth lows * Upbeat U.S. retail data eases worries over fiscal drag * Aussie surges on strong jobs data, kiwi hit by dovish RBNZ * Yen, sterling have reprieve from declining trend * Aussie/dollar up 0.7%, dollar/yen down 0.2 percent By Hideyuki Sano and Ian Chua

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