* Dollar steadies vs yen amid bounce in equities
* Yen unaffected by Japan elections, but long term impact pondered
* Beleaguered pound takes a breather, Aussie near 2-week high (Updates prices, adds details and quotes)
By Shinichi Saoshiro
TOKYO, July 11 (Reuters) - The dollar steadied against the safe-haven yen on Monday thanks to an improvement in investors' appetite for riskier assets, but traders said the greenback will be capped longer term by views the Federal Reserve will remain cautious on interest rates.
The dollar was little changed at 100.700 yen after sliding to as low as 99.99 yen on Friday in the wake of the U.S. jobs report on Friday.
Job creation in June was much stronger than expected, increasing by 287,000 and easing fears that the U.S. labour market may be faltering. But the report did not change the view that the Fed may not hike rates this year, particularly after May payroll growth was revised down to 11,000 from 38,000.
The euro was steady at $1.1051, after recovering from Friday's low of $1.1002. The dollar index inched up 0.1 percent to 96.351, hovering near an 11-day high of 96.697 reached on Friday.
Japan's Nikkei rose more than 3 percent following Friday's gains on Wall Street, where shares soared on views that the Fed would not be in a hurry to tighten monetary policy.
"We still see the yen appreciating in the medium to long term, but for the moment we see the market focusing on Bank of Japan's policy and Japan's fiscal stimulus plans now that the Japanese elections are over," said Shin Kadota, chief Japan FX strategist at Barclays in Tokyo.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition won a landslide victory on Sunday in an election for parliament's Upper House.
While the win is seen clearing the way for the Japanese government to compile fresh stimulus measures, there are concerns that revising the constitution could now be given priority with economic steps taking a back seat.
"Abenomics", a series of reflationary policies designed to boost the Japanese economy, had been a key factor that lifted equities and weakened the yen after Abe took office in 2012. But most economists believe it has done little to boost the broader economy.
"The government's agenda could pivot away from Abenomics and renew yen buying by foreign players. There was little reason to sell the yen to begin with, as Japan has a large current account surplus, the Fed is unlikely to actively hike rates and fundamental risks smoulder in Britain, the EU and China," said Junichi Ishikawa, forex analyst at IG Securities in Tokyo.