Markets

Euro extends losses vs dollar, hits session low

NEW YORK : The euro fell to a session low against the dollar on Wednesday in month-end positioning as a European Central
Published February 29, 2012 Updated February 29, 2012 08:33pm

Strong US economic data, which typically increases risk appetite, favored the greenback as it highlighted a growing disparity between the economies on both sides of the Atlantic.

The euro fell as low as $1.3323 and last traded down 1 percent at $1.3328, according to Reuters data.

 

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