Urgent: U.S. dollar rises on upbeat data

The U.S. dollar climbed against most major currencies Thursday as the better-than-expected retail sales data from the country refreshed market sentiment for an interest-rate hike in September. In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1135 dollars from 1. 1162 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 124. 45 Japanese yen, higher than 124.22 yen of the previous session. Endite