Greenback falls as risk appetite spurs

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Source: Bloomberg
The U.S. Dollar dropped versus most of its major peers as risk appetite spurred after German Chancellor Angela Merkel supported the ECB's bond-buying plan to combat the region's debt crisis. The greenback lost 0.3% to 78.25 per Yen, while falling to $1.2401 per Euro, after declining earlier 0.5% to $1.2444, the month-weakest level, and jumping 0.4%.
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