Australian Dollar Rises Against Majors

RTTNews | 622 days ago
Australian Dollar Rises Against Majors

(RTTNews) - The Australian dollar strengthened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday.

The Australian dollar rose to nearly a 1-1/2-month high of 1.0915 against the NZ dollar, from yesterday's closing value of 1.0871.

Against the U.S. and the Canadian dollars, the aussie advanced to nearly a 2-week high of 0.6400 and nearly a 2-month high of 0.8789 from yesterday's closing quotes of 0.6355 and 0.8730, respectively.

The aussie climbed to more than a 3-week high of 95.89 against the yen and a 1-week high of 1.6559 against the euro, from Tuesday's closing quotes of 95.27 and 1.6658, respectively.

If the aussie extends its uptrend, it is likely to find support around 1.10 against the kiwi, 0.65 against the greenback, 0.88 against the loonie, 97.00 against the yen and 1.64 against the euro.

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