Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was mixed against its major counterparts on Tuesday, after Japan raised the severity rating of its nuclear crisis to the same level as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, spurring increased safe haven demand.
During European morning trade, the greenback was almost unchanged against the euro, with EUR/USD dipping 0.01% to hit 1.4434.
The greenback was also higher against the pound, with GBP/USD shedding 0.26% to hit 1.6302.
Earlier in the day, U.K. industry data showed that retail sales fell at their fastest annual pace in nearly six years and house prices slipped in March.
Elsewhere, the greenback was down against the yen and the Swiss franc with USD/JPY shedding 0.27% to hit 84.36 and USD/CHF falling 0.46% to hit 0.9022.
Earlier Tuesday, Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said that based on cumulative levels of radiation released, the severity of the incident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant had been raised to seven, the worst on an internationally recognized scale.
Meanwhile, the greenback was unchanged against its Canadian cousin, with USD/CAD trading flat at 0.9565. Elsewhere, the greenback was fractionally higher against its Australian counterpart but lower against its New Zealand cousin, with AUD/USD dipping 0.04% to hit 1.0491 and NZD/USD climbing 0.44% to hit 0.7831.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.03%.
Later Tuesday, the U.S. was to release government data on its trade balance and the federal budget balance.
During European morning trade, the greenback was almost unchanged against the euro, with EUR/USD dipping 0.01% to hit 1.4434.
The greenback was also higher against the pound, with GBP/USD shedding 0.26% to hit 1.6302.
Earlier in the day, U.K. industry data showed that retail sales fell at their fastest annual pace in nearly six years and house prices slipped in March.
Elsewhere, the greenback was down against the yen and the Swiss franc with USD/JPY shedding 0.27% to hit 84.36 and USD/CHF falling 0.46% to hit 0.9022.
Earlier Tuesday, Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said that based on cumulative levels of radiation released, the severity of the incident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant had been raised to seven, the worst on an internationally recognized scale.
Meanwhile, the greenback was unchanged against its Canadian cousin, with USD/CAD trading flat at 0.9565. Elsewhere, the greenback was fractionally higher against its Australian counterpart but lower against its New Zealand cousin, with AUD/USD dipping 0.04% to hit 1.0491 and NZD/USD climbing 0.44% to hit 0.7831.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was down 0.03%.
Later Tuesday, the U.S. was to release government data on its trade balance and the federal budget balance.