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Yen, Swiss franc advance on downbeat China data

Published Tue, Mar 8, 2016 · 09:50 PM

London

THE safe-haven yen and Swiss franc rose on Tuesday as downbeat Chinese trade data fuelled concerns about the state of global demand, weighing on appetite for riskier assets and currencies.

China's February exports slumped 25.4 per cent from a year earlier while imports dropped 13.8 per cent.

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