TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The euro climbed to a one-year high against the dollar on Thursday as investors encouraged by growing evidence of a global recovery shifted funds away from the greenback into riskier currencies and assets.
The euro rose as high as $1.4740 on trading platform EBS, its highest since late September 2008, up 0.2 percent on the day.
The dollar index, a gauge of the greenback's performance against six other major currencies, hit a one-year low of 76.118, down 0.2 percent on the day. (Reporting by Satomi Noguchi)