The Greenback firmed against major counterparts, as investor focus shifted to an expected U.S. interest rate hike next week.
The Federal reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points, its fourth rate hike this year though greater focus will center on the policy outlook for 2019.
The euro traded flat on Friday, having struggled to stay in positive territory in the previous session.
The yen was slightly stronger at 113.48 to the greenback. The dollar has gained 1.2% against YEN in the past six trading sessions as interest rate differentials between U.S. and Japan make the greenback a more attractive bet than the yen.
U.S. Treasury yields and tepid data have led some analysts to forecast a peak for the dollar.
Chinese yuan traded at 6.8867, slipping 0.15 percent against the dollar. The yuan weakened following weaker-than-expected data that showed China's November retail sales grew at the weakest pace since 2003 and industrial output rose the least in nearly three years.
Australian dollar , which lost 0.5 percent to $0.7189.
Sterling lost 0.2 percent, changing hands at $1.2627 in Asian trade. The pound had posted two consecutive sessions of gains versus the greenback .
New Zealand, the kiwi fell 0.9 percent to $0.6796 after the central bank said it was considering almost doubling the required capital banks would need to hold to bolster the financial system's capacity to handle any shocks.
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