Rise in metals leads mining shares higher; euro weakens
Lower yields help gold prices by reducing the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion
Dollar was 0.1% higher at 111.85 yen after a bounce to 112.050 yen, its highest in a week
With more than 90% of the S&P 500 having reported
Banks dragged European shares slightly lower following underwhelming results from Swiss major UBS
The dollar index rose to 103.820, its highest since Dec 2002
The US dollar climbed against most major currencies as economic data from the country came out better than expected
Crude oil and US stock prices are down
Dollar traders are playing catch-up with the Federal Reserve
The dollar has struggled in recent months as traders scale back expectations for the Fed to raise rates in 2016
The dollar fell 0.8% against the yen and last traded at 110.37 yen
Gold was down at $1,216.80 an ounce, after hitting its lowest since late February at $1,214.70
The dollar was up 0.48 per cent to 96.104 against a basket of major currencies