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NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded mixed against other major currencies on Tuesday following the country's first presidential debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton.
The two candidates faced off for the first time in the chaotic 2016 election cycle Monday evening, with Clinton calling out Trump for not releasing tax returns and telling lies, while Trump labelling Clinton a traditional politician.
The debate marked the first of three presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate that will take place before the Nov. 8 election day.
The performance of each candidate at the debates could be crucial to clinching the presidency, as various polls have showed a tightened race in many of the swing states in recent weeks.
On the economic front, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Composite index rose 5.0 percent year over year, slightly below market consensus of 5.1 percent.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index came in at 104.1 in September, up from 101.8 in August and beating market estimates of 98.8.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, was up 0.16 percent at 95.449 in late trading.
In late New York trading, the euro slipped to 1.1220 dollars from 1.1258 dollars of the previous session, and the British pound climbed to 1.3015 dollars from 1.2970 dollars. The Australian dollar increased to 0.7665 dollars from 0.7639 dollars.
The dollar bought 100.32 Japanese yen, lower than 100.35 yen in the previous session. The dollar rose to 0.9708 Swiss francs from 0.9686 Swiss francs, and it inched up to 1.3218 Canadian dollars from 1.3212 Canadian dollars.
