The U.S. dollar weakened against its major rivals Tuesday, despite more indicators of weak economic growth outside the U.S., as a selloff in global equities forced investors to book profits elsewhere.But the greenback gained against the ruble as analysts said they didn’t expect a bounce in oil prices to last.The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -0.13% a measure of the dollar’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six rival currencies, was down 0.34% to 88.7410.
The dollar USDCNY, -0.09% traded at 6.18 yuan, compared to 6.17 yuan Monday. The yuan’s exchange rate remains controlled within a trading band set daily by the People’s Bank of China
The euro EURUSD, +0.15% traded at $1.2371 Tuesday. It traded around $1.23 Monday afternoon.
The pound GBPUSD, +0.07% traded at $1.5663 Tuesday, compared to $1.56 Monday afternoon.
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