At 07:00 (AEST), the Australian dollar was buying 72.90 U.S. cents, down from 73.22 U.S. cents on Thursday.
"European equities closed lower and U.S. stocks opened on a soft note but steadily recovered over the NY session. This helped drag risk-sensitive currencies back up," Westpac Bank economists said in a morning note.
At 09:30 (AEST), the local unit was buying 72.77 U.S. cents.
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