U.S. dollar ticks down

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

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, dropped 0.08 percent to 97.264 at 15:00. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro advanced to 1.1811 dollars from 1.1797 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3517 dollars from 1.3517 U.S. dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 147.59 Japanese yen, lower than 147.73 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar declined to 0.7916 Swiss francs from 0.7925 Swiss francs, and it was up to 1.3850 Canadian dollars from 1.3821 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar was down to 9.3328 Swedish kronor from 9.3552 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