By Sarah Turner and Kim Hjelmgaard, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar traded with slight losses against major rivals Tuesday after staying broadly flat during Asian hours.
The dollar index DXY -0.51% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, traded at 79.92, versus 80.374 in late North American trading on Monday.
The dollar had strengthened against most of its major rivals on Monday as investor attention refocused on Europe’s debt troubles.
On Monday, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and European Union finance ministers failed to offer much hope of more aggressive support for ailing euro-zone nations.
“There remain pressing downside risks to global growth, financial stability and the viability of the euro. None might unfold in 2012, but none can be easily dismissed,” said strategists at RBC Capital Markets.
The euro EURUSD +0.63% edged up to $1.3072 from $1.2997 in late trading Monday. The British pound GBPUSD +0.84% traded at $1.5628, against $1.5497 in late trading on Monday.
The dollar USDJPY -0.08% bought 77.89 Japanese yen, compared with ¥78.03 in late trading on Monday.
Sarah Turner is MarketWatch's bureau chief in Sydney.
Kim Hjelmgaard is a MarketWatch editor based in London.
