FAP, June 8 (Xinhua)-- the decline of the US dollar index widened to 0.72% and is now at 103.371. Non-US currencies rose, with the pound up 1.00 per cent against the US dollar, the New Zealand dollar against the US dollar and the Australian dollar against the US dollar, which are now trading at 1.2559, 0.6067 and 0.6719 respectively.