U.S. dollar mixed after economic data

The U.S. dollar traded mixed against other major currencies on Tuesday as investors were digesting the latest economic data from the country.

Sales of new single-family houses in March 2017 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 621,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday.

That was 5.8 percent above the revised February sales pace, and 15.6 percent higher than a year ago.

Meanwhile, the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index came in at 120.3 in April, down from 124.9 in March, below market expectations.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was down 0.28 percent at 98.811 in late trading.

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.0938 dollars from 1.0854 dollars, and the British pound climbed to 1.2828 dollars from 1.2789 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar declined to 0.7540 U.S. dollar from 0.7559 U.S. dollar.

The U.S. dollar bought 111.11 Japanese yen, higher than 109.79 yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar decreased to 0.9932 Swiss franc from 0.9969 Swiss franc, and it edged up to 1.3566 Canadian dollars from 1.3515 Canadian dollars. Endite