U.S. dollar rises against most major currencies

The U.S. dollar climbed against most major currencies on Friday amid positive data from the country as well as European Central Bank (ECB)'s decision to extend its asset purchases until the end of next year.

In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.0547 dollars from 1.0611 dollars, while the dollar bought 115.24 Japanese yen, higher than 114.10 yen in the previous session. Enditem