FX: Dollar mixed against major rivals as Europe fears persist
The U.S. dollar was mixed against other major currencies during midday European trade on Monday, as fears over the fiscal health of some euro zone countries persisted.
The greenback was slightly up against the euro and the yen, with EUR/USD slipping 0.02% to hit 1.3676 and USD/JPY gaining 0.07% to reach 89.31. It was also up against the pound, with GBP/USD falling 0.22% to hit 1.5607.
In addition, the U.S. dollar rose against its Australian and Kiwi counterparts: AUD/USD slid 0.1% to hit 0.8676 and NZD/USD dropped 0.33% to reach 0.6871.
But the greenback slipped against the Canadian dollar, with USD/CAD shedding 0.3% to hit 1.0683.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, was flat.
Earlier Monday, an index of investor sentiment toward euro zone economies for February plummeted unexpectedly to minus 8.2, from January's minus 3.7. Analysts had expected the Sentix research group's index to rise to minus 2.3.
