Slide in oil prices, softer consumer sentiment hit US$
New York
THE US dollar fell broadly on Friday as a slide in oil prices ahead of weekend talks among producers in Doha and a soft US consumer sentiment report capped risk appetite and spurred investors to buy safe-haven currencies such as the yen.
The US dollar index, tracking the greenback's value against six currencies, posted losses after two straight days of gains. The US currency's fall versus the yen was the largest daily loss in more than a week. "There's probably some anxiety about the Doha talks," said Shaun Osborne, chief currency strategist at Scotiabank in Toronto.
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