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NEW YORK, July 12 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar climbed in late trading on Tuesday as market participants awaited a key report on U.S. inflation.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.05 percent to 108.0720.
In late New York trading, the euro fell to 1.0047 U.S. dollars from 1.0065 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.1898 dollars from 1.1896 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar was up to 0.6766 U.S. dollar from 0.6745 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 136.76 Japanese yen, lower than 137.28 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar increased to 0.9817 Swiss franc from 0.9799 Swiss franc, and it rose to 1.3008 Canadian dollars from 1.2986 Canadian dollars.
The U.S. June consumer price index report is due out on Wednesday. The headline inflation number, including food and energy, is expected to rise to 8.8 percent from May’s level of 8.6 percent, according to estimates from Dow Jones.
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