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Dollar rises due to pause in selling wave, but the downtrend is still alive
NEW YORK, Dec 8 (.) – The dollar rose in volatile session on Tuesday, taking a breather after a selloff that took it to its lowest level in more than two and a half years last week, while the pound fell as investors await the outcome of Brexit trade talks. * The dollar index, which measures the performance of the greenback against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.1% to 90.95.