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The US dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against the euro, the British pound, the yen, and three other major currencies, stabilized at 100.18 after rising to 100.25, its highest level since August 1. Both the Japanese yen and the US dollar attracted strong demand as safe-haven assets amid heavy selling in stocks, particularly technology shares on Wall Street, which extended to Asian markets.The yen rose by about 0.2% to 153.42 per dollar, continuing the gains of 0.7% it recorded on Tuesday. At the same time, the dollar was steady at 1.1483 against the euro after rising 0.3% in the previous session to reach a seven-month-high.The British pound stabilized at $1.3016 after falling 0.9% yesterday. The New Zealand dollar slipped 0.1% to $0.5635 after a 1.2% decline yesterday, touching its lowest level in seven months. It also fell to 1.1512 against the Australian dollar following labor market data, a level not seen since October 2013.The Australian dollar dropped 0.2% to $0.6476.

The US dollar index edged lower on Wednesday after a three-day rally, as the greenback retreated during Asian trading amid market volatility triggered by a sharp fall in gold prices, which rebalanced flows across safe-haven assets. The dollar was last down 0.1% at 151.74 yen, after data showed that Japan's exports rose in September for the first time in five months. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against six major peers, stood at 98.84, down 0.1%. The euro rose 0.1% to $1.1613, while the pound sterling was steady at $1.3379. The Australian dollar gained 0.2% to $0.6503, and the New Zealand dollar also advanced 0.2% to $0.5753.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, added 0.05% to 98.17. While the yen weakened to a two-month low against the dollar. The yen lost 0.2% to 150.59 per dollar and earlier touched 150.62, the weakest level since August 1. Japan's currency also skidded to 176.35 per euro. The euro was little changed at $1.1705. The euro slid against the dollar and the pound in the previous session after France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday.