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U.S. dollar declines against most major currencies

Xinhua, May 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

The U.S. dollar fell against most major currencies on Wednesday as recent turmoil in Washington raised market demand for safe-haven currencies including Japanese yen and Swiss franc.

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1155 U.S. dollars from 1.1094 dollars, while the U.S. dollar bought 110.94 Japanese yen, lower than 113.02 yen in the previous session. Endit