The U.S. dollar strengthened in late trading on Wednesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.25 percent to 99.165 at 15:00 (1900 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro weakened to 1.1651 U.S. dollars from 1.1674 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3592 dollars from 1.3646 dollars.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.40 Japanese yen, higher than 159.22 yen of the previous session. The dollar gained to 0.8055 Swiss francs from 0.8020 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.3878 Canadian dollars from 1.3830 Canadian dollars. The greenback climbed to 9.5329 Swedish kronor from 9.4659 kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks up
International gold and silver prices declined on Wednesday, as stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data reinforced expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike next month, boosting the dollar and pressuring precious metals.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for December delivery fell 0.88 percent to settle at 4,653.30 U.S. dollars per ounce, while silver futures for September delivery dropped 0.96 percent to close at 68.026 dollars per ounce.
The declines came after the U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index for July, released on Wednesday, pointed to persistent inflationary pressures, prompting traders to increase their bets on a rate increase at the Fed's September meeting.
Gold, silver prices fall on US inflation data, rate hike bets
