U.S. dollar ticks up after retail sales report

NEW YORK, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar nudged up on Tuesday and continued its attempts to settle above the 100 level as traders reacted to the U.S. retail sales report.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.10 percent to 99.9385 in late trading.

The retail sales in the United States rose 0.2 percent in June to 689.5 billion dollars, the U.S. Census Bureau re