Asian shares baulked at the starting gate on Friday but remained on track for a weekly gain, while crude oil prices pulled away from this week's 10-month lows.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was flat in early trade, and up 0.4 percent for the week.
Japan's Nikkei stock index edged down slightly, but was on track to log a rise of 0.8 percent in a week in which it touched its highest levels since August 2015.
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major rivals, was down 0.1 percent at 97.546 , but up 0.4 percent for the week.
The euro was down slightly on the day at USD 1.1148, and down 0.4 percent for the week, while the dollar was steady against the yen at 111.28, up 0.4 percent for the week.
"We're getting close to the end of the month, and fundamentals aside, there will be people selling dollars, so it will be easy for the yen to strengthen next week," said Mitsuo Imaizumi, Tokyo-based chief foreign exchange strategist for Daiwa Securities.
"We also need to keep an eye on the healthcare debate in Washington, because political turmoil tends to undermine the dollar," he said.
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