That was just a whisker away from a two-year low of $1.2358 plumbed earlier in the month.

The euro was also steady at $1.3061, but near a seven-week trough of $1.3018 plumbed earlier in the week.

The euro traded at $1.3386, still uncomfortably close to the nine-month trough of $1.3366 plumbed earlier in the week.

The euro was up 0.1 percent to $1.3074, but near a seven-week trough of $1.3018 plumbed earlier in the week.