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Urgent: U.S. dollar rises on Yellen's positive remarks on economy

Xinhua, December 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

The U.S. dollar increased against most major currencies on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen made positive remarks about the country's economy, bolstering market expectation for an interest-rate hike by year-end.

In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.0623 dollars from 1.0630 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 123.14 Japanese yen, higher than 122.87 yen of the previous session. Enditem