US dollar rises

New York, Aug 27: The US dollar climbed against most major currencies as positive economic data from the country renewed market expectation for an interest-rate hike this year. In late New York trading on Wednesday, the euro fell to 1.1345 dollars from 1.1423 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 119.50 Japanese yen, lower than 119.79 yen of the previous session, Xinhua reported.