MW: Dollar, euro edge up as Geithner urges euro unity
By Myra P. Saefong
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The dollar climbed against major rivals Friday and the euro edged higher against the greenback as U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged European finance ministers in Wroclaw, Poland to work together to solve the region's debt crisis. The dollar index DXY +0.27% , which tracks the greenback against a basket of six rivals, rose to 76.502 from 75.259 in North American trade late Thursday. The euro EURUSD -0.34% bought $1.3818, up slightly from $1.3797 late Thursday. It touched a low of $1.3752 earlier.
