(RTTNews) – In trading against the pound on Wednesday, the New Zealand currency saw some advancement in the afternoon action.

TOKYO (AP): The dollar slipped against the yen Wednesday in Asia as players bought the Japanese currency following Wall Street’s overnight plunge. The U.S. dollar was trading at 114.37 yen late afternoon, down from 114.56 yen Tuesday in New York. The euro fell to US$1.3593 from US$1.3634.

(RTTNews) – In trading against its British counterpart on Wednesday morning, the Swiss currency saw weakness into the morning action. The Swiss franc faltered at 2AM EST and dropped to a mark of 2.4143 by the mid morning.

(RTTNews) – Versus the euro on Wednesday, the Swiss franc saw weakness in trading. The currency declined steadily to a mark of 1.6360 by 4AM EST and held near that level into the mid-morning action. The currencies have kept within a range over the past month.

(RTTNews) – In trading against the yen, the Swiss currency saw strength in action on Wednesday. The franc rose steadily to a mark of 95.84 by the mid-morning action. In general, the Swiss currency is within the range of the past three weeks against its Japanese counterpart.

TOKYO (AP): The dollar slipped against the yen Wednesday in Asia as players bought the Japanese currency following Wall Street’s overnight plunge. The U.S. dollar was trading at 114.37 yen late afternoon, down from 114.56 yen Tuesday in New York. The euro fell to US$1.3593 from US$1.3634.

Reuters – Iraq's prime minister flew to the
holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday and declared order had been
restored after gunbattles among Shi'ite factions killed 52
people and forced hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to flee.

(RTTNews) – The US dollar trended higher against the Swiss currency in the early Asian deals on Wednesday, but has given back much of the gains towards the end of the session.

(RTTNews) – The U.S. dollar showed a mixed trading against the Southeast Asian currencies on Wednesday. The dollar traded higher versus its Singapore, Thailand and the Malaysian counterparts during the early Asian deals.

ZIMTRADE should be allowed to operate its own Foreign Currency Account and retain some of its earnings in trade development surcharges in order for it to fully fund its operations, an official has said.