Forex
Dollar dips as yen and euro move higher
The greenback loses ground against the euro, pound, franc, and yen, while several commodity currencies also firm.
The dollar index slips 0.2% to 99.803. That follows a week that also leaves the index down 1.6% and a month down 1.6%.
The euro rises 0.5% to 1.1527, the pound gains 0.9% to 1.3487, and the Australian dollar adds 1.0% to 0.7025. USD/CHF falls 0.7% to 0.8074.
USD/JPY is the biggest major FX move in the group, dropping 1.7% to 157.4. USD/CNY falls 0.3%, USD/INR declines 0.4%, USD/MXN slips 0.1%, and USD/BRL drops 1.0%.
The tone is a little different in some emerging-market pairs, where USD/ZAR rises 0.3% to 16.5438 and USD/CAD is nearly flat at 1.4017.