WASHINGTON – The U.S. dollar index, which measures the performance of the U.S. currency against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.5 percent to 99.187, its highest level since April 7.
In the currency markets, the euro fell by 0.5 percent to settle at $1.1667, and the British pound declined by 0.6 percent to $1.3383.
The Australian dollar fell 0.8 percent to $0.7014, while the New Zealand dollar declined 0.7 percent to $0.5798.
