U.S. dollar mixed against other currencies
Xinhua, January 16, 2016 Adjust font size:
The U.S. dollar traded mixed against other currencies Friday.
On the economic front, the Producer Price Index for final demand decreased 0.2 percent in December after seasonal adjustment, the Labor Department said Friday.
The U.S. industrial production declined 0.4 percent in December, primarily as a result of cutbacks for utilities and mining, according to the Federal Reserve Friday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers,was down 0.24 percent at 98.849 in late trading.
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.0921 dollars from 1.0860 dollars of the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.4261 dollars from 1.4408 dollars. The Australian dollar went down to 0.6859 U.S. dollar from 0.6993 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 116.98 Japanese yen, higher than 118.15 yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar moved down to 1.0011 Swiss francs from 1.0065 Swiss francs but moved up to 1.4532 Canadian dollars from 1.4351 Canadian dollars. Endit