Investing.com - The U.S. dollar extended gains against the yen and remained steady against the euro and the other major currencies on Monday, following the release of mixed U.S. economic data, while ongoing concerns over when Spain may request a bailout dampened sentiment.
The Commerce Department said U.S. retail sales rose by a seasonally adjusted 1.1% in September, beating expectations for a 0.8% increase.
Retail sales in August were revised up to a 1.2% gain from a previously reported increase of 0.9%.
Core retail sales, which exclude automobile sales, rose by 1.1%, outstripping expectations for a 0.6% increase.
A separate report showed that the New York Federal Reserve’s index of manufacturing conditions improved to minus 6.2 in October from minus 10.4 the previous month, but remained in contraction territory for the third consecutive month.
The dollar pushed higher against the yen following the data, with USD/JPY rising 0.37% to 78.72.
Meanwhile, the dollar was almost unchanged against the euro, with EUR/USD inching up 0.03% to 1.2956.
The euro remained under pressure amid some disappointment in markets after Madrid did not request financial aid over the weekend and a request for a bailout is now seen as increasingly unlikely ahead of regional elections on October 21.
Elsewhere in the euro zone, uncertainty over when Greece will receive its next tranche of financial aid remained a source of concern.
The greenback remained slightly higher against the pound, with GBP/USD dipping 0.09% to 1.6059 and was steady against the Swiss franc, with USD/CHF inching down 0.01% to 0.9330.
The greenback was steady against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD losing 0.17% to trade at 0.9780, AUD/USD inching up 0.05% to 1.0238 and NZD/USD dipping 0.03% to 0.8161.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, edged up 0.02% to 79.79.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release official data on business inventories.
The Commerce Department said U.S. retail sales rose by a seasonally adjusted 1.1% in September, beating expectations for a 0.8% increase.
Retail sales in August were revised up to a 1.2% gain from a previously reported increase of 0.9%.
Core retail sales, which exclude automobile sales, rose by 1.1%, outstripping expectations for a 0.6% increase.
A separate report showed that the New York Federal Reserve’s index of manufacturing conditions improved to minus 6.2 in October from minus 10.4 the previous month, but remained in contraction territory for the third consecutive month.
The dollar pushed higher against the yen following the data, with USD/JPY rising 0.37% to 78.72.
Meanwhile, the dollar was almost unchanged against the euro, with EUR/USD inching up 0.03% to 1.2956.
The euro remained under pressure amid some disappointment in markets after Madrid did not request financial aid over the weekend and a request for a bailout is now seen as increasingly unlikely ahead of regional elections on October 21.
Elsewhere in the euro zone, uncertainty over when Greece will receive its next tranche of financial aid remained a source of concern.
The greenback remained slightly higher against the pound, with GBP/USD dipping 0.09% to 1.6059 and was steady against the Swiss franc, with USD/CHF inching down 0.01% to 0.9330.
The greenback was steady against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD losing 0.17% to trade at 0.9780, AUD/USD inching up 0.05% to 1.0238 and NZD/USD dipping 0.03% to 0.8161.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, edged up 0.02% to 79.79.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release official data on business inventories.