The us dollar extended declines on monday as investors watched for the outcome of events due this week:S summit on Friday.

According to Qatar News Agency, the dollar index fell 0.2% to 98.073 after last week's fall of 0.4%. Against the yen, it traded at 147.46, or 0.20% weaker than late US levels, with Japanese markets closed for the Mountain Day holiday.

The offshore yuan fluctuated at 7.184 to the dollar, while the Australian dollar stabilized at 0.6526. The kiwi was little changed at $0.59545, while the British pound traded at $1.3465, up 0.1% so far on the day.