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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Lira Appreciates for First Time in Three Days as Central Bank Cuts Lending - Bloomberg

Lira Appreciates for First Time in Three Days as Central Bank Cuts Lending
By Selcuk Gokoluk - Mar 13, 2012 6:59 AM ET

The lira strengthened for the first time in three days as the central bank reduced money available to lenders after the currency lost ground yesterday, weakening to a six-week low.

The lira appreciated 0.4 percent to 1.7878 per dollar as of 12:53 p.m. in Istanbul after it weakened 0.4 percent yesterday to its lowest level since since Jan. 25.

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