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, dropped 0.92 percent to 97.716 at 1900 GMT.

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1722 dollars from 1.1610 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound rose to 1.3526 dollars from 1.3419 dollars in the previous session. The U.S. dollar bought 146.87 Japanese yen, lower than 148.35 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar declined to 0.8011 Swiss francs from 0.8089 Swiss francs, and it slipped to 1.3825 Canadian dollars from 1.3899 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.4971 Swedish kronor from 9.6200 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