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Egyptian pound firms at central bank currency sale

Published September 12, 2013 Updated September 12, 2013 09:15am

CAIRO: Egypt's pound strengthened at a central bank foreign currency sale on Thursday.

The central bank sold $38.6 million with a cut-off price of 6.8842 Egyptian pounds per dollar versus 6.8853 pounds at its last sale on Wednesday, the bank said. It had offered $40 million.

The central bank introduced currency sales, held three times a week, at the end of December to help to counter a run on the pound.