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Australian dollar lower on plane crash

THE Australian dollar is lower after US and European stocks tumbled on news of a plane crash in rebel-held east Ukraine.

On Friday morning, the dollar was trading at 93.56 US cents.
On Friday morning, the dollar was trading at 93.56 US cents.

THE Australian dollar is lower after US and European stocks tumbled on news of a plane crash in rebel-held east Ukraine.

At 0630 AEST on Friday, the local currency was trading at 93.56 US cents, down from 93.71 cents on Thursday.

A Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in rebel-held east Ukraine in what has been called a “terrorist” attack.

Originally published as Australian dollar lower on plane crash

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