Australian dollar rises slightly

The Australian dollar has risen slightly on Wednesday, trading at 71.40 US cents up from 71.36 US cents yesterday.

One Australian dollar buys 80.24 Japanese yen, from 79.83; 61.67 euro cents, from 61.61; 54.14 British pence, from 54.25 and 108.30 NZ cents, from 108.62.

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