U.S. dollar mixed against other major currencies

The U.S. dollar were mixed against other major currencies Wednesday as no major economic data came out.

Given the considerable improvement in labor market, traders believe that the U.S. central bank would continue the rate hike, while central banks in Japan and Europe are expected to unleash further stimulus.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.05 percent at 98.929 in late trading.

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.0875 dollars from 1.0856 dollars of the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.4445 dollars from 1.4430 dollars. The Australian dollar went down to 0.6961 dollars from 0.6981 dollars.

The dollar bought 117.84 Japanese yen, higher than 117.59 yen of the previous session. The greenback moved up to 1.0065 Swiss francs from 1.0019 Swiss francs, and moved up to 1.4361 Canadian dollars from 1.4280 Canadian dollars. Enditem