Dollar Index Edges Lower As Major Currencies Trade Mixed

The U.S. dollar index stood at 98.781, down 0.006 from the previous day, according to ETNet. At 9:00 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 153.65/69 yen, compared with 153.56/60 at 8:00 a.m. and 153.98/02 at the previous New York close. The euro was at 1.1628/32 against the dollar, sterling at 1.3542/46, the Swiss franc at 0.8090/94, the Canadian dollar at 1.3778/82, the Australian dollar at 0.7221/25, and the New Zealand dollar at 0.5857/61. The dollar was also quoted at 6.7102/06 yuan and 7.8415/19 Hong Kong dollars. The figures were for reference only.