Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was up against most of the other major currencies on Monday, ahead of the release of a flurry of U.S. economic data.
During European early afternoon trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD shedding 0.55% to hit 1.3903.
The greenback was also up against the pound and the Swiss franc, with GBP/USD falling 0.64% to hit 1.5887 and USD/CHF gaining 0.07% to hit 0.9587.
Late Sunday, Britain’s largest property website Rightmove said that its house price index rose 3.1% in October, after declining 1.1% in September.
Elsewhere, the greenback was up against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD jumping 1.06% to hit 1.0213, AUD/USD sliding 0.42% to hit 0.9866 and NZD/USD shedding 0.33% to hit 0.7534.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that New Zealand’s rate of consumer price inflation rose more-than-expected in the last quarter, while sales of new motor vehicles in Australia rose in September.
But the greenback was down against the yen, with USD/JPY shedding 0.23% to hit 81.27.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was up 0.41%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release official data on TIC long term purchases as well as data on the capacity utilization rate and industrial production.
During European early afternoon trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD shedding 0.55% to hit 1.3903.
The greenback was also up against the pound and the Swiss franc, with GBP/USD falling 0.64% to hit 1.5887 and USD/CHF gaining 0.07% to hit 0.9587.
Late Sunday, Britain’s largest property website Rightmove said that its house price index rose 3.1% in October, after declining 1.1% in September.
Elsewhere, the greenback was up against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD jumping 1.06% to hit 1.0213, AUD/USD sliding 0.42% to hit 0.9866 and NZD/USD shedding 0.33% to hit 0.7534.
Earlier in the day, official data showed that New Zealand’s rate of consumer price inflation rose more-than-expected in the last quarter, while sales of new motor vehicles in Australia rose in September.
But the greenback was down against the yen, with USD/JPY shedding 0.23% to hit 81.27.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was up 0.41%.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release official data on TIC long term purchases as well as data on the capacity utilization rate and industrial production.