U.S. dollar rises against most major currencies

The U.S. dollar increased against most major currencies on Wednesday as the newly-released jobs data from the country boosted market expectation for an interest rate-hike later this year.

In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1144 dollars from 1.1232 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 101.17 Japanese yen, higher than 100.79 in the previous session. Endit