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Euro hits 2-month low on euro zone debt fears
(Reuters) - The euro plumbed two-month lows in Asia on Tuesday while the Australian dollar sank closer to parity as rising disappointment over the European Union's summit prompted investors to position for possible downgrades of euro zone sovereign credit ratings.
Rating agencies warned on Monday that last week's EU summit, viewed by some as a last chance to save the euro, did not go far enough in easing immediate concerns about the region's debt markets.
The euro fell as low as $1.3160, but climbed as far as $1.3206, in the Asian afternoon on shortcovering before steadying at $1.3192.
Net euro short positions totaled 95,814 contracts in the week through December 6, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission data, and market participants said shorts likely increased in the wake ...
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