The common currency Euro slipped in Asian trading against the U.S. Dollar, with the realization that Portugal will have no other option but to seek the offered bail-out package from the joint E.U./IMF special purpose mission.

The common currency Euro slipped in Asian trading against the U.S. Dollar, with the realization that Portugal will have no other option but to seek the offered bail-out package from the joint E.U./IMF special purpose mission.