Euro Rises Despite French Election as Dollar Retreats

Euro Rises Despite French Election as Dollar Retreats
U.S. dollar and Euro banknotes are photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, in this illustration picture taken on May 7, 2017. Kai Pfaffenbach/Illustration/Reuters
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LONDON—The euro rose on Monday despite French President Emmanuel Macron losing an absolute majority in the country’s parliamentary election, as the dollar retreated against its major peers after hitting a 20-year peak last week.

Macron’s centrist Ensemble coalition secured the most seats in the National Assembly but fell well short of an absolute majority needed to control parliament, final results showed.