Euro gives up gains as Macron seals French election victory

The euro pulled away from highs hit early in the Asian session on Monday as investors took profits from its gains after centrist Emmanuel Macron’s victory over the far-right Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential election. Macron’s resounding defeat of a nationalist who had threatened to take France out of the European Union brought relief to investors who had feared another populist upheaval after Britain’s vote to exit the European Union and Donald Trump’s election to president last year.
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