India, July 23 -- The U.S. dollar stayed firm against most of its major rivals on Friday, extending recent gains, as traders looked ahead to the upcoming monetary policy meeting of the Federal Reserve.
The dollar index, which dropped to around 92.85 after advancing to 93.02, recovered subsequently and was last seen at 92.91, up nearly 0.1% from Thursday's close.
Against the Euro, the dollar firmed to 1.1756 before paring gains and easing to 1.1770, just a bit up from the previous close. According to a survey, eurozone business activity expanded at its fastest monthly pace in over two decades in July as an easing of containment measures gave a boost to services.
The Pound Sterling weakened against the dollar, fetching $1.3746 a unit, comp...