Chile peso closes at new 4-yr low as copper slips
SANTIAGO |
SANTIAGO Oct 23 (Reuters) - Chile's peso closed at a new 4-year low on Thursday after prices slipped for the country's No. 1 export, copper.
After falling more than 2 percent in opening trade, the peso CHILJ CLP=CL closed 1.41 percent weaker at 651.70/652.20 per dollar compared with Wednesday's close at 642.50/643.00. On Wednesday the peso hit a five-year intraday low. (Reporting by Froilan Romero; Writing by Lisa Yulkowski; Editing by James Dalgleish)
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