NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar index increased against most other major currencies in late trading on Tuesday, as investors digested a batch of positive economic reports.
The U.S. Small-Business Optimism Index rose to 108.8 in August from the July reading of 107.9, topping the July 1983 high-water mark of 108, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) on Tuesday.
The record-breaking figure is driven by small business owners executing on the plans they've put in place due to dramatic changes in the nation's economic policy, said the NFIB report.
Meanwhile, on the last business day of July, the job openings level was little changed but reached a new series high of 6.939 million, well above market consensus, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.11 percent at 95.2506 in late trading.
In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.1585 dollars from 1.1596 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound decreased to 1.3006 dollars from 1.3028 U.S. dollars in the previous session. The Australian dollar fell to 0.7100 dollar from 0.7110 dollar.
The U.S. dollar bought 111.58 Japanese yen, higher than 111.21 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar dipped to 0.9735 Swiss franc from 0.9748 Swiss franc, and it moved down to 1.3129 Canadian dollars from 1.3157 Canadian dollars. Enditem
