The consumer price index increased 0.4% last month after a 0.3% gain in August, the Labor Department said. The CPI jumped 0.6% in August, which was the largest increase in 14 months.

The dollar index rose 0.379% at 106.060, while the euro was down 0.4% to $1.0575.

(Reporting by Herbert Lash; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)