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Dollar gains amid reports of Omicron spread, oil prices soften

The US dollar gained amid reports of Omicron coronavirus variant spread and fall in oil prices. Commodity currencies also fell as the US currency moves up. The dollar index was up 01 percent on Wednesday against major currencies in the afternoon in New York after having fallen 0.3 percent in the morning. The greenback gained against the currencies of Canada, Australia and New Zealand and against the euro and British pound.