Australian dlr up as a minority bargain hunts

  SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar jumped over 2 percent on Friday, with hedge funds and Asian central banks cited as buyers after its fast slide this week rendered it attractive for those in for the long haul. * Australia dollar AUD=D4 up at & #36;0.8233, a good way from a low of & #36;0.8075 seen early Friday. Japanese margin traders also seen buying the Aussie, helping to spike as much as 3 percent to a high of 74.54 yen AUDJPY, from early Friday's 71.83.  

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