The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.19 percent at 97.4012 in late trading.
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1115 dollars from 1.1148 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound was down to 1.3083 dollars from 1.3119 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar rose to 0.6850 dollar from 0.6849 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 109.58 Japanese yen, higher than 109.47 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.9802 Swiss franc from 0.9801 Swiss franc, and it was down to 1.3110 Canadian dollars from 1.3165 Canadian dollars.
On the data front, U.S. private-owned housing starts in November rose 3.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.365 million units, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday.
The number of job openings climbed to 7.3 million on the last business day of October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
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