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May 17, 2008

Friday May 9

US dollar lower in Europe

The Associated Press

The U.S. dollar was mostly lower against other major currencies in European trading Friday morning. Gold rose.

The euro traded at $1.5470, up from $1.5404 late Thursday in New York.

Other dollar rates:

_102.91 Japanese yen, down from 104.17

_1.0419 Swiss francs, down from 1.0523

_1.0084 Canadian dollars, down from 1.0176

The British pound was quoted at $1.9532, down from $1.9535.

Gold traded in London at $887.25 per troy ounce, up from $883.70 late Thursday.

In Zurich, gold traded at $886.50 bid per troy ounce, up from $879.70.

Silver opened in London at $16.89, up from $16.49.

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