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Yen, Swiss franc advance as virus fears snowball

Published Sun, Feb 2, 2020 · 09:50 PM

New York

THE safe-haven yen and Swiss franc jumped to multi-week highs on Friday as worries about the global economic impact of the latest coronavirus outbreak in China intensified.

The yen rose to a three-week high against the US dollar, while the Swiss franc climbed to a two-week peak.

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