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The U.S. dollar is recapturing its role as the primary safe-haven currency, eclipsing the yen and the Swiss franc as tensions in Korea and Europe escalate.

That re-emergence as the ultimate sanctuary for those fleeing risk will likely result in continued strength against its major rivals in the next few weeks, analysts expect.

"Recent events just reinforce the underlying message that during times of turmoil, almost no matter what the source, the U.S. dollar is seen as a safe harbor for investors," said Doug Porter, deputy chief economist at BMO Capital Markets in Toronto.

The euro erased gains against the U.S. dollar on Monday, tumbling to a fresh 2-month low as investors overlooked a rescue package for Ireland amid fears that Spain and Portugal could be the next euro nations to request assistance.

EUR/USD hit 1.3165 during European morning trade, the pair’s lowest since September 21; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.3161, shedding 0.59%.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.3057, the low of September 21 and resistance at 1.3420, the high of November 24.

The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar Monday on lack of demand for the local currency, dealers said.

At 5pm, the local currency was quoted at 3.1500/1550, down against the US dollar from last Friday's 3.1480/1510 close.

A dealer said most players in the market are reacting to external factors.

The ringgit was traded lower against the Singapore dollar at 2.3931/3989 from 2.3882/3923 on Friday and also against the yen at 3.7531/7604 from 3.7522/7572 previously.

India's foreign exchange (forex) reserves declined by $330 million, sliding to $297.98 billion during the week ended Nov 19, for the second consecutive week on sharp decline in foreign currency reserves.

The forex reserves had declined by $1.899 billion during the week ended Nov 12.

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The dollar surpassed the Y84 mark Friday for the first time since Sept. 29 as Korean peninsula tensions caused investors to bolt from the yen, and gained against the euro as investors reacted to fresh signs of strain in the euro zone.

Fear of an escalation of Korean tensions has fed a recent push into the dollar from the yen, because of the proximity of Japan to the conflict and the dollar being still considered a safe harbor in times of stress, analysts said.