At 07:00 (AEST), the Australian dollar was buying 76.67 U.S. cents, down from 77.50 U.S. cents on Wednesday.
The Aussie briefly rose to close 77 U.S. cents mark on Thursday morning after posting the biggest daily loss in three months the previous day.
"The U.S. dollar rose across the board, AUD/USD -1.1 percent to 0.7660," Westpac Bank economists said in a morning note.
At 09:00 (AEST), the local unit was buying 76.62 U.S. cents.
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