India, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. dollar advanced against its major counterparts in the New York session on Friday amid risk aversion, as U.S. stocks pulled back after weak consumer sentiment data.
Data from the University of Michigan showed that consumer sentiment deteriorated much more than previously estimated in the month of February.
The University of Michigan said its 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.
Shares of UnitedHealth dropped following a report that the U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the company's Medicare billing practices in recent months.
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