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6/18/10

Euro steadies near 3-week highs, dollar on backfoot

The euro retained gains near $1.24 as investors liquidated short positions after a robust response to Spanish bond auctions, which also encouraged some investors to shift funds back to euro zone bonds from safe-haven U.S. Treasuries, traders said.

Peripheral European debt markets calmed after the auction, whetting investors' appetite for riskier assets and supporting higher-yielding currencies like the Australian and New Zealand dollars which hovered near one-month highs.

For more: Euro steadies near 3-week highs, dollar on backfoot | Reuters

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