SINGAPORE, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The dollar struggled to gain a foothold on Monday and was languishing at five-month lows as traders looked past stronger than anticipated U.S. jobs data, while growing hopes of China reopening boosted risk sentiment.
The dollar index , which measures the currency against six major peers including the yen and euro, was down 0.18% at 104.28, its lowest since June 28.
"With limited data to drive this week and no Fed speakers, the market may start to think for itself and look at massaging exposures ahead of next week," Weston added.
Also, weighing on the dollar was growing hopes of China slowly reopening, with more Chinese cities announcing an easing of coronavirus curbs on Sunday.
The Japanese yen weakened 0.11% versus the greenback at 134.46 per dollar, having gained 3.5% on the greenback last week.