U.S. dollar edges up as traders await Fed chair's speech

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rose modestly in late trading on Wednesday as market participants awaited a key speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, increased 0.05 percent to 108.6750.

In late New York trading, the euro was up to 0.9965 U.S. dollars from 0.9963 dollars in the previous session, and the Britis