Dollar Up After Early U.S. Election Results

The U.S. dollar rose in Asian trading hours on Wednesday, as early U.S. election results started to trickle in showing challenger Mitt Romney ahead of incumbent President Barack Obama, with early state-by-state calls broadly in line with expectations.

The ICE dollar index , which measures the greenback against a basket of six rivals, traded at 80.661, up from 80.624 in late North American trading on Tuesday.

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