Euro tops US$1.08 after French presidential debate Euro tops US$1.08 after French presidential debate
London
THE euro rose above US$1.08 for the first time in six weeks on Tuesday as centrist Emmanuel Macron's performance in a TV debate fuelled expectations he would win the French presidency ahead of far-right rival Marine Le Pen in May.
After four days of trading focused chiefly on expectations for US interest rates and Donald Trump's administration's attitude to trade and a stronger US dollar, the euro's gains also sent the dollar index to a six-week low.
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