The dollar index versus a basket of major currencies stood at 97.390 after rising overnight to 97.545, its highest since Nov. 13.
The British Pound was little changed at $1.2510 after dropping to $1.2480 overnight, its weakest since April 2017. The currency has lost 1.8 percent this week.
The euro was a shade higher at $1.1325 after shedding 0.3% the previous day.
The dollar was a shade higher at 113.47 after touching a one-week peak of 113.52.
China's yuan was firmer in offshore trade at 6.886 to the dollar, extending gains from the previous day.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set the yuan reference rate at 6.9064 vs the previous day's fix of 6.8996.
AUDUSD , a gauge of broader risk sentiment, was up 0.35% at $0.7228.
The 10-year Treasury note yield inched up to 2.889% after rising more than 2 basis points on Tuesday.
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