Urgent: U.S. dollar rises ahead of Fed meeting

The U.S. dollar climbed against most major currencies Friday as investors were awaiting the closely-watched Federal Reserve meeting next week, in hope of further rate-hike signals.

In late New York trading, the euro declined to 1.0980 dollars from 1.1002 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 123.75 Japanese yen, lower than 123.81 yen of the previous session. Endite