* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. * Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote http://tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv. By Joice Alves. Sterling rose on Wednesday to a one-month high against a broadly weaker dollar, but Brexit risks still weighed on the pound.
Lebanese money changers said on Wednesday they would buy U.S. dollars for a minimum of 3,950 Lebanese pounds and sell them at a maximum price of 4,000 pounds, marking the end of a one-month strike. The pound has fallen by around 60% from the official exchange rate of 1,507.5 pounds since October during an acute financial crisis as U.S. dollars have become ever more scarce.
Central European stocks rose on
Wednesday and currencies held on to their gains as the lifting
of lockdown measures and hopes of more economic stimulus
measures fueled global market optimism.
* Euro/Swiss franc highest since January. * Dollar index falls to nearly three-month low. * Australian dollar highest in five months vs US dollar. * Norwegian crown best G10 currency year-to-date. * Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Olga Cotaga.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. * Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote http://tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv. By Joice Alves. Sterling hovered around $1.26 on Wednesday after rising to a one-month high against a broadly weaker dollar as Britain showed signs it might be willing to compromise on sticking points to reach a Brexit deal.
* China services sector returns to growth. * South Korean shares gain on fresh stimulus. * Russian services PMI picks up from April's record low. * Weak lira bad sign for Turkey inflation - analyst. By Susan Mathew.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. * Reuters Live Markets blog on European and UK stock markets: By Elizabeth Howcroft. World shares hit three-month highs on Wednesday and the dollar fell for the sixth day running as easing lockdowns and hopes for more monetary stimulus gave investors confidence, despite civil unrest in the United States and rising COVID-19 tolls.
* Euro/Swiss franc highest since January. * Dollar index falls to nearly 3-month low. * Australian dollar highest in 5 months vs US dollar. * Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. By Olga Cotaga.
Lebanese money changers will buy U.S. dollars for a minimum of 3,950 Lebanese pounds and sell them at maximum price of 4,000 pounds on Wednesday, the syndicate of money changers said in a statement, marking the end of a one-month strike.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E. * Dollar falls as other economies enter recovery. * U.S. protests unnerve some investors. * Euro in focus before ECB. By Stanley White. The dollar fell against most currencies on Wednesday as prospects of more government stimulus and a global economic recovery emboldened investors to step up holdings of riskier assets.
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