Investing.com - The dollar traded slightly weaker in early Asia on Tuesday as investors keep a close eye on developments on the Korean peninsula as the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier-led battle group heads to the Sea of Japan.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was last quoted down 0.04% to 99.057. USD/JPY changed hands at 109.78, up 0.01%, while AUD/USD traded at 0.7565, down 0.07%. EUR/USD fell 0.02% to 1.0865.
Japan reports the corporate services price index with an expected gain of 0.8% year-on-year for March. Markets in Australia and New Zealand are shut for ANZAC day.
Overnight, the euro eased from a 5-1/2 month high against the dollar on Monday, but remained close to session highs, as investors poured into the single currency, after the outcome of the first round of the French presidential election matched expectations.
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron garnered 23.8% of the vote while far-right candidate Marine Le Pen garnered 21.7%.
EUR/USD rose more than 1% as investors assumed Emmanuel Macron will beat anti-EU Marine Le Pen in the race for the French presidency, after polls indicated a victory for Mr Macron in the run-off vote, scheduled for May 7.