Currency Snapshot: Euro, Dollar Both Finish Down

The euro pared its mid-day gains and finished slightly above yesterday's close against the dollar, at 1.1978, while dropping 0.24% against the yen to 109.31, 0.41% against the pound to 0.824, and 0.26% against the CAD to 1.2501.

The dollar did not fare any better, dropping against the euro and also falling 0.26% against the yen, 0.47% against the pound, and 0.26% against the CAD.

Both currencies struggled against the Swiss franc, but could not scratch out a gain on the currency that has become the safe haven for worried investors over the past few months. The franc is up 0.41% against the dollar and 0.35% against the euro.

Futures
Euro: -0.08% 1.1976
USD: -0.6% 87.945
CAD: -0.01% 0.9574
GBP: 0.01% 1.4529
JPY: -0.19% 109.54