BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - The Swiss franc edged up sharply against major currencies after the announcement of Fed's interest rate decision at about 2:15 pm ET Tuesday. The Federal Open Market Committee or FOMC , Fed's policy making arm, maintained its key interest rate unchanged at 0.25 percent.
At present, the franc is trading near new record highs of 1.1651 against the British pound, 1.0216 versus the euro and 0.7180 against the Swiss franc.
Against its Japanese counterpart, the franc also edged up sharply and currently trading near a new multi-year high of 107.33.
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