The Australian dollar has risen Tuesday, buying 61.15 US cents at 0800 AEDT, up from Monday’s 60.96 US cents, which was its lowest level against its US counterpart since 2003.

One Australian dollar buys 64.94 Japanese yen from 65.66; 54.83 euro cents from 55.44; 49.99 British pence from 50.00; 101.01 NZ cents from 102.44.