Markets

Dollar, euro 2 pct jump

NEW YORK : The euro and dollar extended gains versus the Swiss franc to trade more than 2 percent higher on Monday as an
Published August 29, 2011 Updated August 29, 2011 02:42pm

The euro climbed as high as 1.19714 Swiss francs on trading platform EBS and last traded up 2.3 percent at 1.1958.

The dollar rose 2.1 percent to 0.8231 franc after rising to a high of 0.8240 on EBS.

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