SINGAPORE – The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against a basket including the euro and yen, climbed to 101.44, its strongest level since May 13, 2025.
The euro traded at $1.1375, hovering near its lowest level in a year, while the British pound slipped to $1.3199.
The Australian dollar, considered sensitive to market risk, remained steady at $0.6918 ahead of the release of the latest Consumer Price Index data, while the New Zealand dollar declined 0.05 percent to $0.5665, reaching a new seven-month low.
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the Japanese yen weakened to 161.57 against the dollar after briefly falling to a two-year low of 161.93 late Monday, as the US currency continued its upward momentum.
