It was a good day for the dollar as the dollar ended up on higher note as as concerns over fraud charges against Goldman Sachs and a delay in planned talks on an aid package for Greece stoked safe-haven demand.
Jessica Hoversen, fixed income and currency analyst at MF Global Ltd in Chicago said: "The market is focusing on sort of the main risks to economic growth. You have what’s going on with the financial industry. Greece continues to be a headline. People are (also) a little afraid that the Chinese economy is going to start slowing in the wake of all these measures."
The euro slipped 0.1 percent to $1.3481. The euro zone currency fell as low as 123.18 yen. Against the yen, the dollar rose 0.3 percent to 92.39. The pound fell 0.2 percent to $1.5332