NEW YORK- The U.S. dollar's share of currency reserves reported to the International Monetary Fund fell to 60.8% in the fourth quarter last year from the previous quarter, data released on Tuesday showed.

Reserves held in U.S. dollars totaled were at $6.74 trillion, or roughly 60.8% of allocated reserves in the last quarter of 2019, from $6.72 trillion, or 61.5% in the third.

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