BCN-13 U.S. dollar rises on positive economic outlook

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U.S. dollar rises on positive economic outlook

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2019 (BSS/Xinhua) – The U.S. dollar rose on Friday as
investors remained optimistic about U.S. economic outlook.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers,
rose 0.25 percent at 98.5200 in late trading.

In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1015 U.S. dollars from
1.1053 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to
1.2477 dollars from 1.2536 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The
Australian dollar fell to 0.6763 dollar from 0.6799 dollar.

The U.S. dollar bought 107.65 Japanese yen, lower than 107.98 Japanese yen
of the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.9917 Swiss franc from
0.9919 Swiss franc, and it was up to 1.3277 Canadian dollars from 1.3256
Canadian dollars.

Foreign exchange rate of Euro to other currencies
The following are the foreign exchange reference rates of euro to other
currencies at the European Central Bank on Friday:
One euro to:
U.S. dollar 1.1030
Japanese yen 119.11
Danish krone 7.4668
British Pound 0.88230
Swedish krona 10.7113
Swiss franc 1.0942
Norwegian krone 9.9423
Russian ruble 70.3933
Turkish lira 6.2894
Australian dollar 1.6243
Canadian dollar 1.4636
Chinese yuan renminbi 7.8207
Hong Kong dollar 8.6413
New Zealand dollar 1.7579

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