Lira Plunges Ninth Day as Turkish Banks Cut Down Dollar Sales
- Lira is world’s third-worst performing currency this year
- Global risk aversion worsens Turkey’s idiosyncratic risks
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Turkey’s lira tumbled for a ninth day, hitting a new low for the year, as state lenders reduced the amount of dollar sales to prop up the currency.