European stock markets ended higher on Thursday.
The United Kingdom's FTSE 100 index gained 0.25 percent to close at 10,863.09 points. France's CAC 40 index increased by 0.34 percent to finish at 8,361.36 points. Germany's DAX index rose 0.41 percent to end the session at 26,771.88 points.
European stocks close higher Thursday
The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Thursday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, added 0.26 percent to 103.174 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro lost to 1.1056 dollars from 1.1091 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.3236 dollars from 1.3278 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 159.83 Japanese yen, lower than 159.86 Japanese yen of the previous session. The U.S. dollar climbed to 0.8353 Swiss francs from 0.8331 Swiss francs, and it rose to 1.4260 Canadian dollars from 1.4248 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar added to 10.0226 Swedish kronor from 9.9770 Swedish kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks up