The dollar rose broadly on Monday and cryptocurrencies jumped amid growing expectations that Donald Trump will win the upcoming U.S. presidential election following an assassination attempt.
Trading was limited during Asian trading with markets in Japan closed for a public holiday, while news of Trump's shooting dominated market sentiment.
Price movements
The dollar rose, pushing the euro down 0.14 percent to $1.0895, while the pound fell 0.09 percent to $1.2978.
Cryptocurrencies rose, with Bitcoin jumping 9 percent to $62,760.
Ether rose more than seven percent to $3,336.80.
In other currencies, the Australian dollar fell 0.13 percent to $0.6775, while the New Zealand dollar fell 0.3 percent to $0.6100.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback's performance against a basket of six currencies, was little changed at 104.20.
The Chinese yuan was little affected by domestic economic data and extended losses, falling 0.13 percent to 7.2602 per dollar on the local market.
The yen pared some of its gains late last week and was last trading at 157.95 per dollar, though it remained close to a nearly one-month high of 157.30 hit on Friday.
Tokyo is believed to have intervened in the market to support the struggling Japanese currency last week in the wake of a weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation report, with Bank of Japan data suggesting authorities may have spent as much as 3.57 trillion yen ($22.4 billion) to support the currency on Thursday.
