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The dollar index turned up for the day on Wednesday shortly after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by the expected quarter of a percentage point and projected its policy rate would go as high as 2% by the end of the year.
The index against major currencies rose about 0.1% on the announcement after having been down 0.2% shortly before.
Earlier in the day dollar had fallen 0.6% as the euro, a major component of the index, climbed amid signs of compromise by Russia and Ukraine in "more realistic" peace talks.
The euro EUR=EBS was last up 0.1% to $1.0964. Moscow said the sides were discussing a status for Ukraine similar to that of Austria or Sweden, both members of the European Union that are outside the NATO military alliance. Ukraine's chief negotiator said it would give Kyiv binding international security guarantees to prevent future attacks.
The Russian ruble RUB= was last down 7% against the greenback.
Sterling GBP= rose 0.2% to $1.3068, after hitting a 16-month low of $1.3000 on Tuesday. Money markets expect the Bank of England to raise rates by another quarter point on Thursday.
The dollar gained 0.5% on the Japanese yen JPY=EBS to 118.9150, the highest in more than five years.
The Bank of Japan is expected on Friday to leave ultra-loose policy settings in place.
The commodity-sensitive Australian dollar AUD=D3 added 0.4% to $0.7228.
Bitcoin BTC= was last up 1% on the day to $39,849.
======================================================== Currency bid prices at 2:14PM (1814 GMT)Description RIC Last U.S. Close Pct Change YTD Pct High Bid Low Bid Previous Change Session Dollar index =USD 98.9410 98.9280 +0.03% 3.427% +99.0300 +98.3330 Euro/Dollar EUR=EBS $1.0964 $1.0955 +0.09% -3.55% +$1.1040 +$1.0948 Dollar/Yen JPY=EBS 118.9150 118.2900 +0.53% +3.30% +118.9300 +118.1700 Euro/Yen EURJPY= 130.38 129.57 +0.63% +0.05% +130.5600 +129.5400 Dollar/Swiss CHF=EBS 0.9453 0.9414 +0.44% +3.66% +0.9459 +0.9391 Sterling/Dollar GBP=D3 $1.3068 $1.3045 +0.19% -3.36% +$1.3116 +$1.3036 Dollar/Canadian CAD=D3 1.2753 1.2766 -0.11% +0.86% +1.2775 +1.2686 Aussie/Dollar AUD=D3 $0.7228 $0.7198 +0.42% -0.56% +$0.7274 +$0.7181 Euro/Swiss EURCHF= 1.0364 1.0309 +0.53% -0.05% +1.0376 +1.0305 Euro/Sterling EURGBP= 0.8389 0.8398 -0.11% -0.13% +0.8429 +0.8384 NZ NZD=D3 $0.6789 $0.6770 +0.37% -0.72% +$0.6827 +$0.6743 Dollar/DollarDollar/Norway NOK=D3 8.9685 9.0145 -0.60% +1.71% +9.0090 +8.8720 Euro/Norway EURNOK= 9.8352 9.8725 -0.38% -1.77% +9.8809 +9.7780 Dollar/Sweden SEK= 9.5063 9.6043 -0.97% +5.41% +9.6338 +9.4163 Euro/Sweden EURSEK= 10.4237 10.5256 -0.97% +1.85% +10.5464 +10.3913 <^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ World FX rates https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^>
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