The dollar index was last slightly up on the day at 102.43. Against the yen, the greenback was also modestly higher at 136.155 yen.
As demand ebbs, inventories are piling up at US retailers, warranting price cuts and inventory markdowns
The one-man probe committee headed by former Justice Mukul Mudgal was set up to look into lobbying activities in contravention of any Indian law and any other matter relevant to this issue by Walmart.
Ryan Detrick, chief strategist at Schaeffer's Investment Research, in an interview to CNBC-TV18's Menaka Doshi, gave his views on the US market will perform going forward on the back of weak European market.
Core retail sales in Canada were unexpectedly flat in July, official data showed on Thursday.
US stocks rose on Friday, extending the previous session's sharp rise as data showed retail sales posted their biggest gain since March.
V Srinivasan, Managing Director and Global CEO of 3i Infotech, in an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Udayan Mukherjee and Mitali Mukherjee, spoke about the results and his outlook for the company.