News of a deal to clear the way for Greece’s next aid payment sent the euro higher Tuesday, with the common currency briefly topping the psychologically-important $1.30 handle, while the U.S. dollar lost ground.
The euro changed hands for $1.2987 Tuesday afternoon in East Asia, up from $1.2961 late Monday in North America. The advance came after Greece’s creditors reached a long-awaited deal to pave the way for Athens to receive fresh financial aid
The dollar, meanwhile, moved in the other direction. The ICE dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, slipped to 80.114 from 80.227 late Monday.
Greece’s institutional lenders reached a deal to pave the way for Athens to receive almost 44 billion euros (almost $57 billion) of financial aid, while bringing its debt down to a sustainable level.

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