The dollar is generally lower Tuesday morning as major currency pairs reflected continuing risk appetite and monitored stock futures in early trading in the lack of any critical U.S. economic information or alternative market-moving developments.
After slipping against the greenback in European trading, the euro and other major currencies changed greater as North American trading picked up, largely after the trading pattern in stock market futures, said analysts.
One big order to buy euros which hit the market in early North American trading also helped strengthen the frequent currency.
The pound attained a seven-month high at USD1.6449 but then surrendered much of its gains after news in the U.K.
Tuesday morning, that the pound reaches USD1.6434 out of USD1.6438. The euro is currently at USD1.4232 from USD1.4150. It's at JPY136.08 from JPY136.67. The dollar reaches JPY95.62 from JPY96.65 late Monday in New York, and at CHF1.0626 from CHF1.0716.