U.S. dollar rises on rate hike comments

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed against most other major currencies on Monday, as Federal Reserve officials suggested that at least three interest rate hikes are on the table in 2018.

In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.1965 dollars from 1.2050 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 113.08 Japanese yen, lower than 113.14 yen of the previous session. Enditem