The dollar rises amid the ambiguity of the Middle East talks

rose The dollar today reached its highest levels in several months as investors resorted to a safe haven currency in light of the escalation of tensions in the Middle East.

The yen remained close to the level of (160) against the dollar and stabilized at (159.61), and the euro fell (0.03%) to (1.1525) Dollar, and the British pound fell (0.05%) to (1.3325) dollars.

The decline in market sentiment led to the decline of the Australian dollar to its lowest level in two months at (0.68722) dollars, and the New Zealand dollar fell near its lowest level since January, falling (0.15%) at 0.5754 dollars.

Against a basket of currencies, the dollar index rose slightly to (99.93) is on its way to rising (2.3%) this month, in what will be its largest gain since July of last year.

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