The U.S. currency increased on Monday rising against the euro-area currency and the Japanese Yen as European and the U.S. shares gained on the session amid signs that the Ukraine's Crimea geopolitical tension eases. The so-called Greenback added as much as 0.45% to 101.78 yen, near its lowest level in two weeks at 101.205, while it gained to $1.3889 per Euro.