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Aussie falls off four-month high versus greenback
Australian dollar fell off August 9 highs for the third straight session against its US counterpart, following earlier GDP data from Australia while the US market shuts down for the official holiday declared by President Donald Trump in honor of late President George H.W. Bush.
As of 03:59 GMT, AUD/USD shed 0.52% to 0.7300, with an intraday low at 0.7295, and a high at 0.7356.
Earlier Australian data showed an index tracking the services sector rose to 55.1 from 51.1, while GDP growth slowed down to 0.3% in the third quarter from 0.9%, missing estimates of 0.6%.
On a yearly basis, growth clocked in at 2.8%, down from 3.1%, while Reserve Bank of Australia's policymakers voted to maintain interest rates at 1.5% for the 26th meeting in a row.
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