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NEW YORK, March 9 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar fell noticeably in late trading on Wednesday amid a rebound in the euro and the British pound.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 1.11 percent at 97.9670.
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1082 U.S. dollars from 1.0909 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3182 dollars from 1.3105 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar was up to 0.7320 U.S. dollar from 0.7276 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 115.83 Japanese yen, higher than 115.73 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.9262 Swiss franc from 0.9291 Swiss franc, and it fell to 1.2825 Canadian dollars from 1.2888 Canadian dollars.
The above market reactions came as a rally in commodity prices eased and risk appetite returned on Wednesday.
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