Singapore - Saba:
The euro rose from its lowest level in two and a half weeks against the US dollar on Monday, while the pound sterling rose as Europe took the lead in a new push for peace in Ukraine.
The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against a basket of six major currencies, fell 0.1 percent to 107.21 points.
The euro rose 0.4 percent to $1.0417. The pound sterling rose 0.2 percent to $1.2604. The Australian dollar also rose 0.2 percent to $0.6219, while the New Zealand dollar added 0.1 percent to $0.5602. The yen advanced 0.1 percent to 150.46 against the U.S. dollar.
The Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso rose about 0.2 percent each to C$1.4443 and 20.49 pesos against the U.S. dollar. The Chinese yuan was steady at 7.2948 against the dollar in offshore trading.
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