* Australian dollar's offshore range roughly $0.9582/$0.9651.

* The Aussie advanced to close to 25-year highs against a U.S. dollar that had fallen on a report showing the U.S. private sector shed more jobs than expected in June, reducing the chances of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

* U.S. private-sector employers cut 79,000 jobs in June, the largest drop since November 2002, compared with a Reuters forecast which expected a 20,000 drop in non-farm jobs. [ID:nN02348677].

* But falling stock markets capped gains in the high-yielding Aussie. Stocks on Wall Street fell on the weak jobs report and led investors to stay clear of risky carry trades. The Aussie eased from a high of 102.40 yen to 101.80 yen .

* Australia's May trade deficit numbers will be released on Thursday. A Reuters poll showed market forecasts centred on a trade deficit of A$900 million ($865 million), seasonally adjusted. Estimates ranged from a deficit of A$1.89 billion to a surplus of A$1.5 billion.

* Australian bonds were firmer, taking their cue from a rise in U.S. Treasuries after the weak jobs data, with falling stocks also prompting a movement of funds into safe-haven assets.

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