settle down dollar After China announced on Tuesday it would lift COVID-19-related quarantine rules for inbound travelers, in a major step towards easing of restrictions to its borders, despite the large number of wounded.
On Monday, the National Health Commission announced that China would lift the reporting requirement for arriving travelers for the quarantine Immediately upon arrival, starting from January 8, and simultaneously, Beijing reduced the rules for dealing with the disease to Category B, which is less stringent than Category A, which is the most severe.
The offshore yuan fell 0.13% to 6.9653 yuan to the dollar.
The Australian dollar was up 0.18% against the dollar to $0.674 in trades that were mostly weak during the year-end holiday season, while the New Zealand dollar gave up its earlier gains and fell 0.17 % to $0.628.
The stability of the dollar index and the decline of the Japanese yen
The dollar index settled at 104.080 and the Japanese yen fell 0.35% to 133.32 against the dollar.
As for digital currencies, Bitcoin fell 1.21% to $16,626.72 in its latest trade, while Ether fell 0.81% to $1,207.10.
