The euro was last at 1.1379 francs, down 0.6 percent, after going as low as 1.1371. The record low of 1.0075 francs was touched on August 9.

The dollar was last at 0.78833 francs, down 0.5 percent, after going as low as 0.7877 francs. The record low of 0.70676 was also touched on August 9.

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