The dollar index, which tracks the
greenback against a basket of six major peers, was slightly lower at
97.793, after gaining 0.3 percent on Thursday. It's set to end the week
1.5 percent lower.
Bitcoin
hit a record high of 1,910 in Asian trade. The digital currency has
more than doubled since March, driven by soaring demand for
crypto-assets with the creation of new tokens to raise funding for
start-ups using blockchain technology.
On Thursday, it broke through $1.30 for the first time since September after news of better-than-expected British retail sales growth. But it fell back on technical selling and a stronger dollar to close 0.2 percent lower.
The euro also climbed 0.1 percent to $1.111.It touched a six-month high on Thursday but surrendered the gains to close 0.5 percent lower. Sterling strengthened slightly to $1.295.
In commodities, oil prices continued their gains for the third straight session, set to post a 4 percent weekly rise, on optimism that producers will agree to rein in output for longer.
U.S. crude futures hit a three-week high, and were last trading up 0.8 percent to $49.76 a barrel.
Global benchmark Brent was up 0.7 percent at $52.89, near a four-week high hit earlier.
Gold inched higher, clawing back some of Thursday's losses. Spot gold added 0.15 percent to $1,248.62 an ounce, set to post a weekly gain of 1.6 percent.
On Thursday, it broke through $1.30 for the first time since September after news of better-than-expected British retail sales growth. But it fell back on technical selling and a stronger dollar to close 0.2 percent lower.
The euro also climbed 0.1 percent to $1.111.It touched a six-month high on Thursday but surrendered the gains to close 0.5 percent lower. Sterling strengthened slightly to $1.295.
In commodities, oil prices continued their gains for the third straight session, set to post a 4 percent weekly rise, on optimism that producers will agree to rein in output for longer.
U.S. crude futures hit a three-week high, and were last trading up 0.8 percent to $49.76 a barrel.
Global benchmark Brent was up 0.7 percent at $52.89, near a four-week high hit earlier.
Gold inched higher, clawing back some of Thursday's losses. Spot gold added 0.15 percent to $1,248.62 an ounce, set to post a weekly gain of 1.6 percent.
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