Aussie dollar a touch higher against greenback
THE Australian dollar is a touch higher against its US counterpart. At 0635 AEST on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was worth 75.32 US cents.
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THE Australian dollar is a touch higher against its US counterpart. At 0635 AEST on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was worth 75.32 US cents, up from 75.25 US cents on Tuesday.
Westpac’s Imre Speizer said the local currency was being boosted by fading expectations of a US rate rise this month, but weighed on by softer commodity prices.
CURRENCY SNAPSHOT AT 0630 AEST ON WEDNESDAY
One Australian dollar buys:
* 75.32 US cents, from 75.25 on Tuesday
* 84.35 Japanese yen, from 84.41 yen
* 68.92 euro cents, from 68.93 euro cents
(*Currency closes taken at 1700 AEST previous local session)
Originally published as Aussie dollar a touch higher against greenback
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