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Euro near lows for day as French election tensions mount

Published 2017-02-06, 10:04 a/m
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Investing.com - The euro Monday was close to its lows for the day on French presidential election concerns.
The single currency was off 0.59% at $1.0719 at 09.30 ET. The dollar index was up 0.43% at 100.12.
Far-right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen pledged Sunday to remove France from the euro zone if elected.
Le Pen has also vowed to protect France from the effects of globalization.
Conservative candidate François Fillon's campaign has been shaken by a financial scandal involving his family.
Fillon is due to speak later Monday.
Polls indicate center-left candidate Emmanuel Macron is now the front-runner to win the presidency.

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