U.S. dollar ticks up

The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Monday.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.16 percent to 98.585 at 03:00 p.m. (1900 GMT).

In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1646 dollars from 1.1668 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was down to 1.3409 dollars from 1.3434 dollars in the previous session.

The U.S. dollar bought 150.69 Japanese yen, higher than 150.50 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar dropped to 0.7919 Swiss francs from 0.7926 Swiss francs, and it was up to 1.4036 Canadian dollars from 1.4017 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar declined to 9.4210 Swedish kronor from 9.4243 Swedish kronor.

U.S. dollar ticks up

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