The US dollar strengthened against most major currencies, with the dollar index holding at 101.07 following a 0.2% rise at Friday’s close that pushed it to its highest point since 8 July. The index measures the greenback’s performance against a basket of six currencies.
The dollar added 0.1% against the Japanese yen, reaching 161.92. The euro slipped 0.1% to $1.1403, while sterling fell by the same margin to $1.3383. The Australian dollar and New Zealand dollar each declined 0.1%, trading at $0.6942 and $0.5757 respectively.
In crypto markets, bitcoin dropped 0.6% to $63,770.42, while ether fell 1.1% to $1,801.28.
