The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency once morest a basket of six major currencies, fell to its lowest level at 101.43 for the first time since last April 25.
On a weekly basis, the index fell 1.3 percent, which is the largest weekly decline since the first week of last February.
And the euro rose once morest the dollar to the highest level in a month for a short period and was trading at 1.0765 dollars.
As for the British pound, it settled at 1.2666 dollars.
And the risk-sensitive Australian dollar rose 0.6 percent to $0.7142.
The New Zealand dollar also rose 0.65 percent to $0.6520.
