CANBERA (Alliance News) - The US dollar drifted higher against the other major currencies in European trading on Tuesday.
The greenback firmed to a 6-day high of 0.9863 against the Swiss franc and a 4-day high of 1.1024 versus the euro, from Monday's closing values of 0.9822 and 1.1075, respectively.
The greenback that ended yesterday's trading at 1.3253 against the pound climbed to a 5-day high of 1.3121.
The greenback was trading higher at 106.19 against the Japanese yen, edging closer to pierce its early near 4-week high of 106.33.
The greenback spiked up to a 3-week high of 0.7010 against the kiwi, 6-day high of 1.3045 against the loonie and near a 2-week high of 0.7487 against the aussie, up from Monday's closing quotes of 0.7115, 1.2943 and 0.7590, respectively.
The greenback is likely to find resistance around 1.00 against the franc, 1.09 against the euro, 1.30 against the pound, 108.00 against the yen, 0.69 against the kiwi, 1.32 against the loonie and 0.73 against the aussie.