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* Graphic: World FX rates https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E
By David Henry and Ritvik Carvalho
NEW YORK/LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar bounced to a 2-week high
on Monday on weakness in the euro, Swiss franc and Japanese yen amid views that
the U.S. has an advantage in growing its economy and vaccinating its population
against COVID-19.
The dollar index =USD was up 0.21% to 90.815 at mid-morning in New York,
while the euro EUR=EBS was off 0.36% to $1.209. Against the Swiss franc
CHF=EBS the dollar was up 0.45%.
The euro weakened after Germany reported that retail sales plunged by an
unexpected 9.6% in December after tighter lockdowns last year to curb the spread
of COVID-19 choked consumer spending in Europe's largest economy. The dollar may be more resilient in the near-term because "both growth and
vaccination favour the U.S," said Kamal Sharma, director of G10 FX strategy at
BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research.
U.S.-based strategists at Wells Fargo Securities wrote, "We think USD
strength still has room to run." That's especially true against more volatile
securities, they added.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars gave up early gains and were down
0.1% and 0.11%, respectively, against the greenback. AUD= NZD=
The U.S. dollar also gained 0.3% against the Norwegian crown to 8.5815
crowns per dollar. NOK=
Jens Naervig Pedersen, chief analyst for FX and rates strategy at Danske
Bank, noted the Norway central bank's Friday announcement of a surprisingly
large increase in the daily pace of its fiscal Norwegian crown buying from 800
million crowns in January to 1,700 million in February.
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Currency bid prices at 10:17AM (1517 GMT)
Description RIC Last U.S. Close Pct Change YTD Pct High Bid Low Bid
Previous Change
Session
Dollar index =USD 90.8150 90.6280 +0.21% +0.00% +90.9240 +90.5010
Euro/Dollar EUR=EBS $1.2094 $1.2139 -0.36% -1.01% +$1.2145 +$1.2069
Dollar/Yen JPY=D3 104.9150 104.7250 +0.24% +1.64% +104.9850 +104.6550
Euro/Yen EURJPY= 126.90 127.07 -0.13% -0.02% +127.1200 +126.6700
Dollar/Swiss CHF=EBS 0.8948 0.8909 +0.45% +1.15% +0.8965 +0.8908
Sterling/Dollar GBP=D3 $1.3681 $1.3693 -0.07% +0.15% +$1.3757 +$1.3668
Dollar/Canadian CAD=D3 1.2805 1.2775 +0.27% +0.60% +1.2819 +1.2763
Aussie/Dollar AUD=D3 $0.7627 $0.7642 -0.18% -0.84% +$0.7662 +$0.7606
Euro/Swiss EURCHF= 1.0820 1.0808 +0.11% +0.12% +1.0827 +1.0803
Euro/Sterling EURGBP= 0.8838 0.8852 -0.16% -1.11% +0.8856 +0.8805
NZ NZD=D3 $0.7175 $0.7184 -0.11% -0.07% +$0.7202 +$0.7151
Dollar/Dollar
Dollar/Norway NOK=D3 8.5815 8.5650 +0.30% +0.05% +8.6195 +8.5590
Euro/Norway EURNOK= 10.3806 10.4099 -0.28% -0.83% +10.4330 +10.3682
Dollar/Sweden SEK= 8.4146 8.3589 +0.29% +2.66% +8.4266 +8.3263
Euro/Sweden EURSEK= 10.1752 10.1455 +0.29% +0.99% +10.1885 +10.1360
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