The U.S. dollar climbed against its major counterparts in the New York session on Tuesday.
The greenback climbed to 8-day highs of 1.3474 against the pound and 159.64 against the yen.
The greenback rose to 0.7826 against the franc.
The greenback advanced to an 8-day high of 1.1718 against the euro, from an early 4-day low of 1.1791.
The currency is seen finding resistance around 1.30 against the pound, 161.00 against the yen, 0.81 against the franc and 1.15 against the euro.
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