Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was up against all of the other major currencies on Monday, as the greenback staged a rally, trimming Friday's losses.
During European morning trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD tumbling 0.71% to hit 1.3691.
The greenback was also up against the pound, with GBP/USD shedding 0.20% to hit 1.5789.
Earlier in the day, data showed that construction activity in the U.K. rose more-than-expected in September.
Elsewhere, the greenback was also up against the yen and the Swiss franc with USD/JPY gaining 0.05% to hit 83.26 and USD/CHF up 0.19% to hit 0.9756.
Meanwhile, the greenback was up against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD climbing 0.18% to hit 1.0217, AUD/USD shedding 0.54% to hit 0.9672 and NZD/USD down 0.38% to hit 0.7416.
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 publish official data on pending home sales while Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke was to make a speech.
During European morning trade, the greenback was up against the euro, with EUR/USD tumbling 0.71% to hit 1.3691.
The greenback was also up against the pound, with GBP/USD shedding 0.20% to hit 1.5789.
Earlier in the day, data showed that construction activity in the U.K. rose more-than-expected in September.
Elsewhere, the greenback was also up against the yen and the Swiss franc with USD/JPY gaining 0.05% to hit 83.26 and USD/CHF up 0.19% to hit 0.9756.
Meanwhile, the greenback was up against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand counterparts, with USD/CAD climbing 0.18% to hit 1.0217, AUD/USD shedding 0.54% to hit 0.9672 and NZD/USD down 0.38% to hit 0.7416.
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 publish official data on pending home sales while Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke was to make a speech.