Markets

Euro extends gains vs dollar, hits fresh 6-week high

Published October 24, 2011 Updated October 24, 2011 07:36pm

Investors have priced in a comprehensive agreement to deal with the euro zone debt crisis at Wednesday's European Union summit.

The euro rose to a peak of $1.39570 on electronic trading platform EBS, its highest since Sept. 8, and was last up 0.4 percent at $1.39430.

Copyright Reuters, 2011