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

The U.S. dollar went up against most major currencies on Monday amid the country's mixed economic data.

The August Empire State Manufacturing Survey released by New York Fed on Monday showed that business activity declined for New York manufacturers.

According to the survey, the headline general business conditions index tumbled 19 points to minus 14.9, its lowest level since 2009 and well below market consensus of a 4.75-percent gain.

Meanwhile, builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes in August rose 1 point to a level of 61 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). This is the highest reading in almost a decade.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.30 percent at 96.813 in late trading.

In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1080 dollars from 1.1119 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound dropped to 1.5594 dollars from 1.5651 dollars. The Australian dollar went down to 0.7379 dollar from 0.7380 dollar.

The U.S. dollar bought 124.43 Japanese yen, higher than 124.26 yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar inched down to 0.9769 Swiss francs from 0.9773 Swiss francs, and it increased to 1.3084 Canadian dollars from 1.3076 Canadian dollars. Endite