U.S. dollar ticks down

The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Friday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.22 percent to 98.180 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro was up to 1.1656 dollars from 1.1622 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3453 dollars from 1.3410 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 147.67 Japanese yen, higher than 147.56 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar fell to 0.8077 Swiss francs from 0.8082 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.3751 Canadian dollars from 1.3765 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar declined to 9.5640 Swedish kronor from 9.6037 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks down

The death toll in the war-torn Gaza Strip has risen to 71,455 since the conflict between Hamas and Israel erupted on Oct 7, 2023, with the number of injuries reaching 171,347, Gaza's health authorities said on Friday.

In the past 24 hours, hospitals in Gaza received 14 more bodies, including 12 new deaths and two bodies recovered from the rubble, in addition to 18 new injuries as of 11:00 on Friday, the authorities said.

Since the ceasefire agreement took effect on Oct 11, 2025, Israeli attacks have killed 463 people and wounded 1,269 others, according to the Gaza health authorities.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 71,455