Investing.com - The U.S. dollar traded lower against its major counterparts Monday, as progress was reported between Greece and its creditors lifting demand for riskier assets.
During early session U.S. trade, the greenback traded lower against the euro, with EUR/USD gaining 0.63% to hit 1.3012.
The single currency found support on France's Finance Minister, Francois Baroin, stating that Greek debt negotiations are making tangible progress, while German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble made clear that he is confident the negotiations will be completed.
Earlier, bondholders negotiating the debt swap said they made their maximum offer leaving it up to the European Union and International Monetary Fund to decide whether or not to take the deal.
The greenback was slightly higher against the pound, with GBP/USD giving back 0.026% to hit 1.5572
Sterling's gains were cut short on speculation that the Bank of England may announce monetary easing measures as soon as February to stimulate growth.
Elsewhere, the greenback was lower against the yen and against the Swiss franc with USD/JPY falling 0.073% to 76.97 and USD/CHF giving back 0.71% to hit 0.9278.
In addition the greenback was lower against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand cousins with USD/CAD falling 0.49% to hit 1.0082, AUD/USD advancing 0.48% to hit 1.0536 and NZD/USD climbing 0.45% to 0.8100.
In Canada, data indicated that the index of leading economic indicators climbed more than expected in December, adding 0.08% after a 0.09% gain in November.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, gave back 0.47% to hit 79.94.
Investors are awaiting preliminary manufacturing and service sector data in the euro zone on Tuesday, as well as the Bank of Japan's interest rate statement and press conference.
During early session U.S. trade, the greenback traded lower against the euro, with EUR/USD gaining 0.63% to hit 1.3012.
The single currency found support on France's Finance Minister, Francois Baroin, stating that Greek debt negotiations are making tangible progress, while German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble made clear that he is confident the negotiations will be completed.
Earlier, bondholders negotiating the debt swap said they made their maximum offer leaving it up to the European Union and International Monetary Fund to decide whether or not to take the deal.
The greenback was slightly higher against the pound, with GBP/USD giving back 0.026% to hit 1.5572
Sterling's gains were cut short on speculation that the Bank of England may announce monetary easing measures as soon as February to stimulate growth.
Elsewhere, the greenback was lower against the yen and against the Swiss franc with USD/JPY falling 0.073% to 76.97 and USD/CHF giving back 0.71% to hit 0.9278.
In addition the greenback was lower against its Canadian, Australian and New Zealand cousins with USD/CAD falling 0.49% to hit 1.0082, AUD/USD advancing 0.48% to hit 1.0536 and NZD/USD climbing 0.45% to 0.8100.
In Canada, data indicated that the index of leading economic indicators climbed more than expected in December, adding 0.08% after a 0.09% gain in November.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, gave back 0.47% to hit 79.94.
Investors are awaiting preliminary manufacturing and service sector data in the euro zone on Tuesday, as well as the Bank of Japan's interest rate statement and press conference.