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LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar clung to minor gains on Wednesday, edging up from near a five-month trough versus major peers, as a pickup in U.S. manufacturing kept bets alive for a quicker normalisation of Federal Reserve policy.
FILE PHOTO: Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six rivals, hovered just below 90 after dipping to as low as 89.662 on Tuesday and approaching the lowest since Jan. 7 at 89.533.
The euro traded at $1.22 after pulling back from near a multi-month top overnight, when it climbed to $1.22545.