The euro recovered against the dollar on Thursday, as investors shook off some worries about Greece.
The euro EURUSD, -0.08% was last up 1.22% versus the greenback to $1.1480.
The shared currency also traded higher against the yen and the pound EURJPY, -0.24% It was last up 0.8% to ¥134.9200, and EURGBP, -0.11% 0.2% to £0.749.
The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, -0.03% a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies, fell 0.5% to 93.4990.
U.S. stocks recorded solid gains on Thursday, buoyed by a rebound in oil prices, deal news and upbeat quarterly earnings, pushing the S&P 500 and Dow industrials into positive territory for the year.
The S&P 500 SPX, +1.03% closed 21 points, or 1%, higher at 2,062.50, with broad-based gains across all 10 main sectors. Some analysts pointed out that Friday’s move on the index will prove important, if it breaks through a key January resistance level of 2,064.
March natural-gas futures NGH15, +0.69% fell 6 cents, or 2.3%, to settle at $2.60 per million British thermal units.
Among other energy products, reformulated gasoline blendstock for March RBH5, +0.50% —the benchmark gasoline contract—rose 2.9% to $1.525 a gallon, while heating oil for March delivery HOH5, +0.50% tacked on 2.2% to $1.805 a gallon.
