NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The dollar held its earlier gains versus a basket of currencies on Tuesday as a private industry index fell in August, signaling the U.S. manufacturing sector contracted for the first time since 2016 amid U.S.-China trade tensions.
At 10:06 a.m. (1406 GMT), an index that tracks the euro, yen, sterling and three other currencies .DXY was 0.33% at 99.245. It touched 99.370 earlier Tuesday, which was its highest level since May 2017.
