The euro slid 0.37% to just hold above parity against the dollar at $1.10016, while the pound hit a fresh two-and-a-half year low of $1.15545 down around 0.5%, as the safe-haven dollar was supported by moves away from riskier assets.The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, was up 0.34% at 109.09, not far off its two-decade high of 109.48 hit on Monday.
