0.8300.8250.8200.8150.8100.805FLOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The Australian dollar moved sharply higher against its U.S. counterpart Friday, recovering some of its more than 3% loss on Thursday. In the early afternoon, the aussie /quotes/comstock/21o!x:saudusd (CUR_AUDUSD 0.8261, +0.0186, +2.3034%) was trading at 82.38 U.S. cents, after falling below the 81-cent level earlier. Reports from Reuters, CNBC and others cited talk of suspected intervention by the Reserve Bank of Australia to protect the currency. Against the yen, the Australian unit was also up sharply, changing hands at 74.27 yen after moving around the 72-yen level earlier.
