Loonie briefly dips below 70 cents US for 1st time since 2003

The Canadian dollar has dropped below the 70-cent US level for the first time since May 2003. When stock markets closed on Tuesday, the loonie was changing hands at 70.13 cents US, down by about a fifth of a cent after earlier dipping below the 70-cent threshold for the first time since May 2003.

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