Dollar continues recovery amid renewed US-China tensions
The US dollar rose on Friday, to continue its recovery for the second straight day from a two-week low, on investors' risk-aversion and demand for the US currency as the best alternative investments, amid the escalation of the US-China tensions over Hong Kong.
The dollar index rose 0.45% to 99.87 points, after opening at 99.82, and hit an intraday low of 99.39.
The greenback gained 0.3% yesterday, its second daily, first gain in four days, within recovery attempts from the 2-week low of 99.00 points.
A Chinese official said that the Chinese government plans for a new national security law in Hong Kong, which led US President Donald Trump to say that the US would respond "very strongly".
These developments in the US-China relations drove investors to focus on safe haven assets, led by the US dollar, which has been recently receiving safe-haven demand after the closure of the global economy due to the coronavirus pandemic.
| Symbol | Last | Change | Chg.% | ||
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1.1668
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-0.0003
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0.0283%
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1.2846
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-0.0022
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0.1729%
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Tadawul
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8334.65
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20.45
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0.25%
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23.682
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0.326
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1.396%
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40.259
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-0.031
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0.077%
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42.43
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0.51
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1.22%
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1885.100
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12.405
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0.662%
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