U.S. dollar rises ahead of CPI data

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar gained in late trading on Tuesday, as investors waited for Wednesday's U.S. consumer price index (CPI) report.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, rose 0.14 percent to 104.7119 in late trading.

The U.S. small business optimism index released by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) on Tuesday decreased to 9