The U.S. dollar was mostly higher against other major currencies in European trading Wednesday morning. Gold prices rose, the Associated Press reported. The euro was quoted at US$1.5649, up from US$1.5601 late Tuesday in New York. Other dollar rates compared with late Tuesday: _101.83 Japanese yen, down from 102.04 _1.0095 Swiss francs, down from 1.0130 _1.0170 Canadian dollars, down from 1.0212 The British pound was quoted at US$1.9753, down from US$1.9833. Gold traded in London at US$893.30 bid per troy ounce at midmorning, up from US$879.45 on Monday. In Zurich, gold traded at US$890.40 bid per troy ounce, up from US$879.45. Silver opened in London at US$16.87 bid per troy ounce, up from US$16.56.
