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U.S. dollar rises against most major currencies

Xinhua, July 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

The U.S. dollar climbed against most major currencies on Wednesday as recent economic data from the country came out overall positive, spurring market expectation for an interest-rate later this year.

In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1005 dollars from 1.1012 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 106.86 Japanese yen, higher than 106.04 in the previous session. Enditem