Chinese stocks closed higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.05 percent to 3,836.77 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.37 percent higher at 12,585.08 points.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.31 percent to close at 2,929.04 points Monday.
The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Chinese shares close higher Monday
The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, went up 0.05 percent to 98.022 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1777 dollars from 1.1784 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound dropped to 1.35 dollars from 1.3508 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 156.50 Japanese yen, higher than 156.11 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar increased to 0.7891 Swiss francs from 0.7882 Swiss francs, and it fell to 1.3672 Canadian dollars from 1.3674 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar fell to 9.16 Swedish kronor from 9.1744 Swedish kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks up
