The Australian dollar has risen against its US counterpart and is buying 72.20 US cents from 71.65 US cents on Tuesday.
One Australian dollar buys 81.05 Japanese yen, from 80.03 ; 61.87 euro cents, from 61.36 ; 54.90 British pence, from 54.51 and 109.70 NZ cents, from 109.01.
