The U.S. dollar fell against other major currencies on Wednesday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump failed to detail his economic stimulus plan at a press conference.
Analysts said investors were disappointed that Trump said little about the timing and scope of his planned policies including infrastructure spending and trade pacts that will set the tone on financial markets in 2017.
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against six major peers, was down 0.49 percent at 101.510 in late trading.
In late New York trading, the euro rose to 1.0601 dollars from 1.0559 dollars, and the British pound edged up to 1.2232 dollars from 1.2160 dollars. The Australian dollar increased to 0.7453 dollars from 0.7364 dollars.
The dollar bought 115.07 Japanese yen, lower than 115.75 yen in the previous session. The dollar fell to 1.0124 Swiss francs from 1.0167 Swiss francs, and it edged down to 1.3168 Canadian dollars from 1.3234 Canadian dollars.
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