The dollar index (DXY 78.49, +0.02, +0.03%) , which tracks the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was at 78.581, up from 78.485 late Wednesday.
The euro was trading at $1.4214, down from $1.4237 late Wednesday, but the British pound was off lows buying $1.6549, up from $1.6534 Wednesday.
The pound has clocked in one of the worst performances of any major currency in the past two weeks, a let-down after five months of rapid gains. But currency strategists say the notoriously volatile unit could still pick up some recently lost ground. Read more on pound.
