NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar extended gains against the euro in late morning trading on Thursday after a spokeswoman for the International Monetray Fund said Greece hasn't approached the IMF for financing, but the fund remains ready to help if needed, according to Dow Jones Newswires. "Recent wire headlines noting IMF presence in Greece prompted some initial euro selling," said strategists at Action Economics. The euro fell to $1.3617, compared to $1.3684 before the report and from $1.3735 in North American trade late Wednesday. The dollar index (DXY 80.06, +0.42, +0.52%) , which measures the U.S. unit against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, rose to 80.291, up from 79.734.
