Australian dollar in the AUD/USD pair opened Monday with a gap down of almost 40 points in return for the events in Greece. Besides the European factor and the U.S. dollar strengthening, the Australian currency is pressurized by decrease in prices for liquefied natural gas, iron ore, decrease in Japanese demand as well as decline in Chinese stock market, and Australian Retail Sales statistics for May ( 0.3% vs. 0.5% forecast).
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