Euro inches up against US$ and yen
London
THE euro rode out signs of gains for far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday, inching higher against the dollar and the yen in trade held in check by the absence of US investors for a holiday.
French bond yields - the main measure of concern over Ms Le Pen's chances in April and May - showed the biggest gap to German equivalents since 2012 after a poll showed the head-to-head gap to centrist favourite Emmanuel Macron closing.
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