U.S. dollar rises against most major currencies

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded higher against most major currencies on Wednesday as investors digested a slew of economic data.

In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.1868 U.S. dollars from 1.1810 dollars, while the dollar bought 110.56 Japanese yen, lower than 110.23 yen in the previous session. Enditem