U.S. dollar rises against other major currencies

NEW YORK, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar extended gains against other major currencies on Tuesday, as investors mainly digested the newly-released economic data.

In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1772 dollars from 1.1809 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 112.15 Japanese yen, higher than 111.89 yen of the previous session. Enditem