Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:06:27 GMT
Pound rises on BOE decision
The Pound rose for a second straight day versus the Euro as the Bank of England halted its bond-buying programme expansion and left its key interest rate at a historic low of 0.5%. The Pound strengthened 0.2% to 79.74 pence per Euro, after touching 79.61 pence, the strongest since October 1. Sterling traded at $1.5976 after falling to $1.5930, the