The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.82 percent to 109.0460.
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 0.9935 U.S. dollars from 1.0036 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.1753 U.S. dollars from 1.1813 dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar rose to 0.6872 U.S. dollars from 0.6869 U.S. dollars.
The U.S. dollar bought 137.50 Japanese yen, higher than 136.87 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar rose to 0.9646 Swiss franc from 0.9591 Swiss franc, and it rose to 1.3051 Canadian dollars from 1.2993 Canadian dollars.
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