U.S. dollar rises amid strong job data

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Thursday, as U.S. jobless claims outperformed the expectation, fueling a Fed rate hike speculation.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.19 percent to 105.0588 in late trading.

U.S. initial jobless benefit claims fell by 13,000 to 216,000 in the week ending Sept. 2, hitting the lowest level