Is like currents of opposite charge attract or repel each other?

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Is like currents of opposite charge attract or repel each other
 
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Sandeep T S said:
Is like currents of opposite charge attract or repel each other
Parallel currents attract regardless of the charge carriers. Note that the direction of the current is opposite the direction of the motion of a negative charge.
 
Sandeep T S said:
Is like currents of opposite charge attract or repel each other

To clarify what you stated, conventional current is the flow of charge from a positive lead/source to a negative lead/source.