The euro fell against the dollar Monday, as the initial enthusiasm for Greece’s bailout extension gave way to anxiety that debt problems may have been delayed rather than resolved.
The shared currency EURUSD, +0.02% recovered somewhat from the day’s low to trade at $1.1334, up from a session low of $1.1295, but down from around $1.1378 late Friday in New York.
The dollar USDJPY, +0.22% bought 118.84 yen, down a touch from ¥119.07 late Friday in New York.
The pound GBPUSD, -0.10% gained against the dollar, rising to $1.5460 from $1.5399 late Friday ahead of Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s remarks at a Treasury select committee hearing Tuesday.
U.S. stocks ended Monday’s choppy session roughly where they started it, as a late-afternoon rebound helped pare early losses.
The S&P 500 SPX, -0.03% closed flat at 2,109.66. Monday’s trade was skewed toward defensive plays, as investors preferred utilities and health-care stocks, while staying away from telecoms, energy and consumer discretionary companies.
March gasoline RBH5, -0.24% closed about a half cent at $1.646 a gallon after a 1.5% climb Friday. Read: Drivers face longest streak of gas-price increases in nearly a year
March natural gas NGH15, -0.03% settled at $2.879 per million British thermal units, down 7.2 cents, or 2.4%, after a 4.1% gain on Friday.