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Kwacha firms more than 2 pct as copper hits 8-week high

The currency of Africa's second-biggest copper producer was up 2.7 percent at 10.4500 by 0630 GMT.
A man displays a 50,000 Kwacha note in Lusaka January 23, 2012. REUTERS/Mackson Wasamunu
A man displays a 50,000 Kwacha note in Lusaka January 23, 2012. REUTERS/Mackson Wasamunu

Zambia's kwacha firmed more than 2 percent against the dollar on Wednesday as the price of copper rose to an 8-week high as investors bet on more global stimulus measures after Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union.

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