U.S. dollar rises amid economic data

NEW YORK, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar appreciated in late trading on Thursday as market participants digested newly released economic data.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.22 percent to 104.4310.

In late New York trading, the euro was down to 1.0523 U.S. dollars from 1.0569 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound fell to 1.2251 U.S. dol