India, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. dollar climbed higher on Friday, scoring gains over most of its major counterparts, after weak consumer sentiment data prompted investors to shun riskier assets such as equities.
The dollar also found support from the recently released minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting that said policymakers were in no rush to ease policy amid ongoing economic uncertainty.
A report from the University of Michigan showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. deteriorated by much more than previously estimated in the month of February.
The report said the consumer sentiment index for February was downwardly revised to 64.7 from a preliminary reading of 67.8. Economists had expected the index to be unrevised....