Asia pauses after Wall St peak, dollar stands tall

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - A holiday lull settled over Asian markets on Tuesday after Wall Street closed at historic highs while oil prices suffered a stinging setback after Saudi Arabia quashed all thought of curbing supply. A revival in risk appetite undermined the safe haven yen and kept the U.S. dollar elevated across the board, while sovereign bonds were content to sit on recent gains. Equity investors chose to focus on the benefits that falling fuel prices would have for consumer spe