Euro rises after French presidential elections

sydney - Investors are pleased with the probable profit of the social-liberal Emmanuel Macron at the French elections. According to different exit polls, Macron is the winner of the first round. He would have reached 23 percent of the votes, nationalist Le Pen 21 percent.

The euro has risen sharply in the night of Sunday on Monday against the dollar and the yen. The euro was worth $ 1,808 at midnight, the highest level since November 2016.

Compared with the Japanese yen, the euro rose to 120.02 yen.