Australian dollar rises on Friday
The Australian dollar surged past 70 US cents in overnight trading on Friday.
The local unit is trading at 70.01 US cents, up from 69.80 US cents on Thursday.
The currency briefly dropped to 69.39 US cents.
But it recovered despite general economic gloom on global markets.
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First Published: Sep 25 2015 | 8:26 AM IST