The Australian dollar has risen against its US counterpart Wednesday and is buying 74.20 US cents, from 73.62 US cents Tuesday.

One Australian dollar buys 82.52 Japanese yen, from 81.98 ; 63.50 euro cents, from 63.15 ; 56.45 British pence, from 56.31 and 109.11 NZ cents, from 108.73.

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