Euro slightly down against the dollar as investor look at riskier assets
The euro dropped slightly today against the dollar as better than expected data pushed oil and commodity prices higher. The euro ended the session 0.2% down at $1.4387 against the dollar after a nine month high of $1.4445 reached on Monday.
The yen also saw a rise against a host of major currencies, including rising 0.2% against the dollar to 94.98 yen and up 0.4% against the euro, ending the session at 136.72 yen.
Meanwhile, the dollar hit a new nine month low against sterling of $1.7005, after it dropped more than two cents against the UK currency on Monday.