The U.S. dollar advanced against the Japanese yen, euro and the Swiss franc in the New York session on Friday after the release of consumer sentiment index for August.
The Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 73.6 in August, compared to 72.3 last month.
The dollar that recovered from its early European session's low against the franc and the euro gained further and is now trading at 0.9755 and 1.2317, respectively.
Against the yen, the greenback rose to 79.58, its highest level since mid-July.
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