U.S. dollar gains on strong economic data

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rose on Wednesday, as investors were digesting a batch of economic reports.

In late New York trading, the euro decreased to 1.1887 dollars from 1.1993 dollars in the previous session, while the dollar bought 110.41 Japanese yen, higher than 109.57 yen of the previous session. Enditem