Singapore: The US dollar rose Monday, supported by safe-haven demand amid escalating concerns about the economic impact of a potential US-Israeli war on Iran. The dollar index, which measures the currency's performance against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, climbed 0.15 percent to 100.46.

According to Qatar News Agency, the euro fell 0.36 percent to $1.1466, while the British pound dropped 0.54 percent to $1.3185, its lowest level since December 2. The Australian dollar also fell to a two-month low of US$0.6841, and the New Zealand dollar dropped to a four-month low of US$0.5709.

In contrast, the Japanese currency rose 0.51 percent against the dollar to 159.49 yen per dollar, after earlier breaching the important psychological level of 160 yen per dollar, its weakest level since July 2024 when Tokyo last intervened to support the currency.