As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia maintained interest rates unchanged at 2.25 percent.

After the announcement, the Australian dollar rose against its major rivals.

As of 12:31 am ET, the Australian dollar traded at 1.4252 against the Euro, 0.7674 against the U.S dollar, 91.73 against the yen and 1.0157 against the NZ dollar.

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