The dollar was buying 94.79 Japanese yen in Asian afternoon trading, compared with 94.37 yen late Friday in North American dealings.
The euro was marginally lower, changing hands at $1.4303 after finishing Friday at $1.4322. The British pound fell to $1.6498, easing from $1.6504 on Friday.
The dollar index (DXY 78.21, +0.21, +0.26%) recently rose 0.3% to stand at 78.33. The index, which tracks the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, lost 0.9% last week. See full story.
On a quiet day for economic data, a release from Eurostat showed industrial orders in the euro area up 3.1% in June from May levels but down 25.1% from the prior year.
What surprised economists was that orders for intermediate goods fell, down 0.9% from May levels, while orders for capital goods climbed 5.6%.
"This just underpins the assumption that a massive inventory cycle is determining demand," said economists at German brokerage Steubing.
