The Australian dollar has jumped to 72.28 US cents from 72.07 last Friday.

One Australian dollar buys 82.32 Japanese yen, from 81.72 ; 62.46 euro cents, from 61.92 ; 55.43 British pence, from 55.11 ; 109.39 NZ cents, from 109.00.

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