Pound drops versus Dollar as retail sales fall

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Source: Bloomberg
The British Sterling fell on Thursday dropping for a fourth time in a five-day period against its U.S. counterpart after a government report showed that retail sales in the United Kingdom surprisingly declined in October. The Pound slipped 0.3% to $1.6007 as of 10:47 a.m. in London and it was at 83.92 pence per Euro following a 0.6% increase yesterday.

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Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:05:07 GMT

Sterling depreciates as U.K. retail sales declined

The British currency dropped for the fourth day out of last five against the U.S. Dollar as data showed that U.K. retail sales declined in October. The Sterling slipped 0.3% to $1.6007 as of 10:47 a.m. in London, while it traded at 83.92 pence per Euro after climbing 0.6 on Wednesday. The Pound rose 3.6% in the last three months,

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