Aussie Dollar Pares Decline After Trade Data, Building Approvals

Oct. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The Australian dollar pared earlier declines against its U.S. counterpart after government reports showed building approvals and trade data exceeded analyst estimates.

The currency traded at 95.19 U.S. cents at 11.31 a.m. in Sydney from 95.27 cents yesterday in New York and 95.05 cents before the data. It fetched 72.93 yen from 73.01 yen yesterday.

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