Bullish Investors Lift Risk-Sensitive Currencies as Omicron Fears Fade

Bullish Investors Lift Risk-Sensitive Currencies as Omicron Fears Fade
A U.S. dollar banknote is seen in this illustration taken on May 26, 2020. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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LONDON—Bullish investors left the dollar near a one-week low and lifted riskier currencies such as the Australian dollar and British pound on Thursday, as fears about the fallout from Omicron were sidelined.

The euro slipped by 0910 GMT but held above $1.13 while the dollar index, at 96.159, was unchanged on the day but near its weakest since last Friday.