BLBG:Euro Stays Lower Versus Dollar As French Industrial Output Rises
The euro stayed lower against the dollar and yen as a report showed French industrial production climbed in August.
The 17-member currency weakened 0.2 percent to $1.2862 at 7:51 a.m. London time, after earlier touching $1.2835, the lowest since Oct. 1. It also declined 0.2 percent to 100.64 yen. The yen was little changed at 78.24 per dollar.
French industrial output rose 1.5 percent from a month earlier. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey called for a 0.3 percent drop.
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