1st LD Writethru: U.S. dollar mixed amid downbeat data

The U.S. dollar traded mixed against other major currencies on Friday as economic data from the country came out overall negative.

U.S. builder confidence in the market for newly built, single- family homes in February decreased 2 points to a level of 55 on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. The latest reading missed market consensus of 58.

The Empire State Manufacturing Index for February fell to 7.78 from January's reading of 9.95, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a survey Tuesday. The latest figure was below market consensus of 9.50.

Investors were awaiting the closely-watched Federal Reserve's minutes of its most recent policy meeting which is scheduled to release on Wednesday.

The euro climbed against the U.S. dollar on market expectation that Greece would reach an agreement with its peers in the euro zone beyond the current bailout program.

The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against six major currencies, was down 0.12 percent at 94.087 in late trading.

In late New York trading, the euro went up to 1.1411 dollars from 1.1349 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound declined to 1.5357 dollars from 1.5358 dollars. The Australian dollar rose to 0.7815 dollars from 0.7771 dollars.

The U.S. dollar bought 119.29 Japanese yen, higher than 118.44 yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar edged up to 0.9368 Swiss francs from 0.9320 Swiss francs, and it dropped to 1.2386 Canadian dollars from 1.2460 Canadian dollars. Endite