The Australian dollar is slightly lower against its US counterpart, buying 72.65 US cents at 0800 AEST, down from 72.69 US cents on Thursday.
One Australian dollar buys 80.55 Japanese yen, from 80.56 ; 63.85 euro cents, from 63.90 ; 57.11 British pence, from 57.15 ; 110.28 NZ cents, from 110.40.
