SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The safe-haven yen was pinned near its weakest levels for months on Tuesday while riskier currencies were firm against the dollar, as traders waited to see whether U.S. lawmakers could secure an end to the government shutdown in coming days.

The euro was steady at $1.1558 and sterling has been creeping higher to $1.3177.

A deal that would restore U.S. federal funding, and end the longest shutdown on record, cleared an initial Senate hurdle late on Sunday, though it was unclear when Congress would give its final approval.

A gain of about 0.7% for the Australian dollar to $0.6536 and a drop in the yen to 154.11 per dollar were the biggest movers in the wake of the breakthrough. A break of 154.48 would take the yen to its weakest in nine months.

Analysts said their mo

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