Dollar Climbs On Renewed Middle East Attacks

The U.S. dollar index was up ⁠0.1% at 101.13 on Monday after earlier touching its highest level since July 8, according to a Reuters report.

Tehran targeted U.S. facilities in ​states across the Gulf on Sunday, saying it had again closed the vital ⁠Strait of Hormuz shipping route, as U.S. ​and Iranian forces exchanged strikes at the weekend.

The dollar was up 0.2% at 162.075 against Japan’s…