The US dollar witnessed various movements against a basket of global currencies on Monday, October 6, as reported by AP data. The British pound strengthened to $0.7428 per pound, an increase of .00091 from the previous session. The euro also advanced against the dollar, trading at 0.85458 euros per dollar after an increase of .00298.
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The dollar gained ground significantly on the Japanese yen, rising 2.456 yen at a rate of 149.896 yen per dollar. The Swiss franc weakened slightly, with the dollar buying .79654 francs, high .00117. In North America, the Canadian dollar saw a slight decline, with the US dollar remaining at 1.3962 CAD, a change of -0002.
Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence platform
