16.09.201608:26:00UTC+00Dollar Advances Versus Most Majors Ahead Of U.S. CPI

The Labor Department is scheduled to release its consumer prices data for August at 8:30 am ET Friday. Economists expect the index to increase by 0.1 percent month-over-month, while the core consumer prices may have increased by 0.2 percent.

Ahead of the data, the greenback traded mixed against its major counterparts. While the greenback declined against the yen, it advanced against the euro, pound and the franc.

The greenback was worth 1.1223 against the euro, 1.3171 against the pound, 0.9747 against the franc and 101.85 against the yen as of 8:25 am ET.