Euro hits record high versus dollar
BERLIN, Germany (AP) — The 13-nation euro hit a new all-time high Friday against the U.S. dollar, breaking through the previous record, set a day earlier, as the U.S. currency remained under pressure.
In morning European trading, the euro bought $1.4319 — surpassing the mark of $1.4310 set Thursday — before settling back slightly to $1.4306.
The euro bought $1.4293 in late New York trading on Thursday. The British pound climbed to $2.0472 on Friday from $2.0448 in New York the day before, while the dollar slipped to purchase 114.88 Japanese yen from 115.65 on Thursday.
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