Euro Drops to 3-Month Low After Greek, French Elections


07/05/2012 04:57 AST  Bloomberg

The euro fell to a three-month low after Socialist Francois Hollande was elected president of France and as Greek voters flocked to anti-bailout parties, stoking concern austerity efforts in Europe may be derailed.

The 17-nation currency slid for a sixth day, its longest series of losses since September 2011, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party had its worst election result in more than half a century in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. The yen and the dollar rose versus most of their major peers as Asian stocks extended a global rout, boosting demand for haven currencies.

“There are major concerns about the euro,” said Marito Ueda, senior managing director in Tokyo at FX Prime Corp. (8711), a currency margin company. “What’s common to both Greek and French voting is that people aren’t feeling good about austerity measures, which are the crux to a resolution of Europe’s debt problems.”

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