The Australian dollar held against most currencies on Thursday, after the release of major economic data.
The markets continue to focus on Omicron developments after the US health authorities reported today the first case of the Omicron variant in California yesterday
India today also reported its first case, Netherlands and Norway reported dozens of Omicron cases, while the UK reported 7 cases.
Data showed a a surplus in Australia's trade balance of about $11.2 billion, missing forecasts a surplus of $11.25 billion.
The Australian retail sales index rose 4.9% in November, on par with analysts' forecasts.
As of 17:18 GMT, AUD/USD held at 0.7101, after hitting a high of 0.7120, and a low of 0.7084.