The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the greenback against six major rivals, fell 0.28 percent to 93.397 on Thursday as euro rallied after investors boosted their bets that the European Central Bank at next week's monetary policy meeting will flag the winding down of its vast bond-buying program by the end of this year. The euro rose 0.20 percent to 1.1797 against the greenback. Against the yen, the dollar was down 0.43 percent at 109.69. The euro is expected to meet resistance and support against the dollar at $1.1840 and $1.1550 respectively, while the dollar is expected to meet resistance and support against the yen at 110.90 and 107.40 respectively.

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