The euro rose today, but remained near its lowest level in three years as investors worried about weak growth in the euro area, as concerns remain about the impact of the Coronavirus on economic growth in the euro area.

The euro rose to $ 1.0836 after falling earlier to $ 1.0817, the lowest level since mid-2017 as the European single currency lost 2.3% of its value against the US dollar so far in February and the dollar index was at 99.145.

The Japanese yen was not affected by the weak economic growth data in Japan, as it retreated slightly to 109.91 yen per dollar, as the economic growth in the third largest economy in the world declined by 1.6% in the three months to December, the largest drop in six years due to the increase in sales tax.